Grammar ~nakucha (~なくちゃ)
JLPT Level: -Meaning: must, have to (obligation)
Abbreviation of: ~nakute wa dame/ikenai/naranai (learn it here)
Formula: change the ending in negative te form ては to ちゃ. Example: tabenakute wa (食べなくては) becomes tabenakucha (食べなくちゃ), nomanakute wa (飲まなくては) becomes nomanakucha (飲まなくちゃ) after that, you can omit the いけない / ならに / だめ.
Sentence Example:
もう行かなくちゃ
mou ikanakucha
I've to go, now
新しいスマホを買わなくちゃ(だめ)
atarashii sumaho o kawanakucha (dame)
(You/I) have to buy a new smartphone
明日学校に行かなくちゃから、早く寝なくちゃ(いけない)
ashita gakkou ni ikanakucha kara, hayaku nenakucha (ikenai)
(I/You) must sleep early because (I/You) have to work, tomorrow
Grammar ~nakya (~なきゃ)
JLPT Level: -Meaning: Must
Abbreviation of: ~nakereba naranai (learn it here)
Formula: change the ending kereba (ければ) to kya (きゃ) and you can omit the naranai
自分が頑張らなきゃね
jibun ga ganbaranakya ne
I've got to work hard, eh?
病気だから薬を飲まなくちゃ
byouki dakara kisuri o nomanakucha
Because sick, so (you/I) must take madicine
世界中の人々は死ななきゃ
sekaijuu no hitobito wa shinanakya
People around the world must die
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Thanks for sharing these Japanese grammar lessons with Japanese Examples
ReplyDeleteWhy does "kaeru" become "kaeranakucha", instead of "kaerinakucha"?
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for sharing these lessons, they are really helpful~ ♥
ReplyDeleteI've been reading this lesson of yours over and over again but I have something I still can't understand. I really hope you can give me a hint of what it actually means:
仕事持ち帰らなきゃ行けないくらい忙しいなら
(Shigoto mochikaeranakya ikenai kurai isogashiinara)
I'm afraid I'm understanding the sentence in the wrong way, because I can only understand one single part; 仕事持ち帰らなきゃ
But after that I don't know how to correctly read the sentence. The part which I can't fully understand is this one; 行けないくらい
After several times of reading your lessons, i think the meaning is;
If you are busy to the extent that you can't go without taking work home with you ...
But still I'm not even sure if I can translate it like that.
I really hope you can understandme and thanks you again~
Can You tell me The translation of this: 離れなきゃいい
ReplyDeleteCan You tell me The translation for this: 離れなきゃいい
ReplyDeletekaeru - plain form
ReplyDeletekaeranai - negative form
kaeranakute - negative -te form
So the proper sentence would look like this:
kaeranakute wa dame
And with the abbreviation (change nakute wa dame -> nakucha):
kaeranakucha
Thank you for sharing. Got it!!!
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