JLPT N1 Grammar (zu niwa okanai / nai dewa okanai)

Meaning

will definitely/certainly do something; cannot not ~

How to use

Verb (ない form) + ではおかない
Verb ない (ない stem) + ずに
※ する -> せずに
zu niwa okanai ずにはおかない jlpt n1 grammar meaning 文法 例文 japanese flashcards

Learn Japanese grammar: (zu niwa okanai / nai dewa okanai). Meaning: will definitely/certainly do something; cannot not ~.

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Example #1

やられたらやりかえせずにはおかない。
yararetara yarikae sezu niwa okanai.
You must fight back if you are defeated.
Example #2

かえりがおそくなってしまった。ちちにしかられないではおかない。
kaeri ga osoku natte shimatta. chichi ni shikararenai dewa okanai.
I returned home late. I will definitely be scolded by father.
Example #3

かのじょのえんきはみるひとをかんどうさせずにはおかない。
kanojo no engi wa miru hito o kandou sasezu niwa okanai.
Her performance move the audience without fail.
Example #4

しめいてはいはんをもくげきしたのだから、けいさつにつうほうせずにはおかない。
shimei tehaihan o mokugeki shita no da kara, keisatsu ni tsuuhou sezu niwa okanai.
Since I witnessed a wanted criminal, I must report it to the police.
Example #5

かのじょのうつくしさはおおくのだんせいをとりこにさせずにはおかない。
kanojo no utsukushisa wa ooku no dansei o toriko ni sasezu niwa okanai.
Her beauty cannot help captivating many men.
Example #6

このきょくはきくひとのこころをゆさぶらないではおかない。
kono kyoku wa kiku hito no kokoro o yusaburanai dewa okanai.
This song can't help but shake the hearts of listeners.
Example #7

このじけんはせいじにえいきょうをあたえずにはおかなかった。
kono jiken wa seiji ni eikyou o ataezu niwa okanakatta.
This incident did not leave the political world unaffected.
Example #8

うちのチームはしゅびにじゃくてんがあるので、あいてはそこをせめずにはおかないはずだ。
uchi no chiimu wa shubi ni jakuten ga aru node, aite wa soko o semezu niwa okanai hazu da.
Our team has a weakness in defense, so the other team will certainly try to attack it.

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