Word Meaning せざるを得ない
せざるをえない
sezaruoenai
せざるを得ない is read as せざるをえない (sezaruoenai) and means cannot avoid doing.
Meaning
English
- cannot avoid doing
- cannot help but (do)
- is compelled to do
- (feel) obliged to (do)
- has to do
Reading
Kana
せざるをえない
Romaji
sezaruoenai
Stroke Sequence
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Related Vocabulary
Max. 12Example Sentences
3そうせざるを得ないね。
I have no choice but to do that.
上司から釘をさすようなことを言われ自重せざるを得ない。
I got a warning from the boss, so I'll have to tread carefully.
日本の安倍晋三首相は、2020年夏季東京オリンピックを延期せざるを得ないかもしれないと発言した。
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympic Games may have to be postponed.