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Grammar detail: 〜ざるを得ない（ざるをえない）

〜ざるを得ない（ざるをえない） - can't help doing

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verb ざる negative form

+

を

え

得

ない

means

can't help doing ~

or

can't very well not do ~

This expression is used when something can't be avoided. It would typically imply that the speaker doesn't really want to do something, but has no choice.

を

りたければ、

ちょくせつ

の

を

ない。
If we want to know the truth, we're going to have to hear his side of the story directly.

は

きたくなかったのだが、あんまり

が

にしてくれるので

しょうたい

を

けざるをえなかった。
I didn't want to go, but she had been so kind to me that I couldn't but accept the invitation.

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See also:

やむを得ない（やむをえない） - can't stop doing

Kanji used in this grammar

得

トク profit えるうる to acquire

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事

ジズこと thing; matter

実

ジツ fruit; reality み fruit, nut みのる to bear fruit

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知

チしる to know

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直

チョクジキ honest; direct ただちに immediately なおす to correct なおる to be cured

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接

セツつぐ to join, contact, touch

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彼

ヒかれ he

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言

ゲンゴン say; word こと word, saying いう to say

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分

ブンブフンわける to divide, to distinguish わかる to understand わかれる to be divided わかつ to share, distribute

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聞

ブンモンきく to listen, to hear きこえる to be heard

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私

シわたくしわたし I, myself

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行

コウギョウアンゆくいく to go おこなう to take place

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女

ジョニョニョウ woman; female おんな woman め woman

親

シンおや parent したしい close, intimate したしむ to befriend, grow close to

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切

セツサイきる to cut きれる to break, to snap

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招

ショウまねく to beckon, invite

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待

タイまつ to wait

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受

ジュうける to receive, to accept うかる to pass (an exam)　

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