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naitoikenai
expression, i adjective (negative)

Alternate Written Forms:

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Root Words:

nai + to + ikenai

English Meaning(s) for ないといけない

expression, i adjective (negative)
  1. have to (verb); must (verb) (after negative base of verb)
  2. is indispensable; absolutely necessary (esp. 無いといけない)

Stroke Order Diagrams for ないといけない

Conjugations for ないといけない

Adjective stem
naitoikena
te-form
naitoikenakute
Adverbial Form
naitoikenaku
Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
naitoikenai
Present Indicative Negative Form
naitoikenakunai
Past Indicative Form
naitoikenakatta
Past Indicative Negative Form
naitoikenakunakatta
Provisional Form
Present Indicative Form
naitoikenakereba
Conditional Form
Present Indicative Form
naitoikenakattara
Nominalized Form
Objective Form
naitoikenasa

Sample Sentences for ないといけない

I should be, I have been skating since I was five years.

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