JLPT N2 Grammar (neba naranai)

Meaning

have to do; must; should ~

Level: JLPT N2

How to use

Verb ないねばならない
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Learn Japanese grammar: (neba naranai). Meaning: have to do; must; should ~.

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Example #1

はいしゃにいかねばならない。
haisha ni ikaneba naranai.
I must go to the dentist.
Example #2

9じまでにもどらねばならない。
9 ji made ni modoraneba naranai.
I'm supposed to be back by nine.
Example #3

ビザがきれたので、くににかえらねばならない。
biza ga kireta node, kuni ni kaera neba naranai.
My visa expired so I have to go back to my home country.
Example #4

らいげつから、てんきんでほっかいどうへいかねばならない。
raigetsu kara, tenkin de hokkaidou e ikaneba naranai.
From next month, I will be changing jobs and have to go to Hokkaido.
Example #5

ちきゅうをまもるために、プラスチックせいひんをへらさねばならない。
chikyuu o mamoru tame ni, purasuchikku seihin o herasaneba naranai.
In order to help save the earth, we have to reduce the amount of plastic products.
Example #6

どんなにつらいことがあっても、かぞくのためにしばらくはたえねばならない。
donna ni tsurai koto ga attemo, kazoku no tame ni shibaraku wa taeneba naranai.
No matter how tough things get, we have to endure it for the family.
Example #7

いまあなたはにほんにすんでおられるのですから、あなたはとうぜんにほんのほうりつにしたがわねばならない。
ima anata wa nihon ni sunde ora reru nodesu kara, anata wa touzen nihon no houritsu ni shitagawaneba naranai.
You are living in Japan now and therefore you must of course obey Japan's laws.
Example #8

このもんだいはとくにゆっくりかんがえねばならない。いそいでけっていすることなどできない。
kono mondai wa tokuni yukkuri kangaeneba naranai. isoide kettei suru koto nado dekinai.
Especially for this problem I need to slow down and think about it. It is not possible to answer it quickly.

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