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We found 5 grammar points, 7 words, 5 conjugated words, and 106 examples matching 'なくて'
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expression, 'i' adjective
1. cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary  (see also: 無い; often written with kana only)
2. have to do  (see also: なければならない; after negative base of verb; often written with kana only)
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expression
1. cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary  (often written with kana only)
2. have to do  (after negative base of verb; often written with kana only)
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expression
I've got to be going; I must go  (see also: 無くては:なくては)
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expression
no, not like that (but like this)
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expression
1. need not (verb); (not) have to; expressing absence of obligation or necessity  (after neg. stem of verb; often written with kana only)
2. need not have; need not exist  (see also: 無い; often written with kana only)
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Conjugated word search: 5 matches
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0
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
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dead  (see also: 無い)
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1
1. nonexistent; not being (there)  (see also: 亡い; often written with kana only)
2. unpossessed; unowned; not had
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0
Most common form: 鳴く
1. to sing (bird)
2. to bark; to purr; to make sound (animal)
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auxiliary adjective
1. not  (verb-negating suffix, may indicate question or invitation with rising intonation)
2. emphatic suffix  (see also: 忙しない; after the root of an adjective)
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わたし
かね
なくて
こま
っている

I'm a bit pushed for money.
わたし
いしゃ
医者
なくて
きょうし
教師

I am not a doctor, but a teacher.
じかん
時間
なくてたいへん
こま
っている

I am pressed for time.
わたしこと
にしなくていいのに
You didn’t have to worry about anything for me.
その
はな
みず
なくて
こま
っている

The flower died for want of water.
 
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