"なきゃ" meaning in All languages combined

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Suffix [Japanese]

Forms: -nakya [romanization]
Etymology: Contraction of なければ(ならない) (nakereba (naranai), literally “will not allow (something) to not happen”). Etymology templates: {{m|ja|なければ(ならない)|lit=will not allow (something) to not happen|tr=nakereba (naranai)}} なければ(ならない) (nakereba (naranai), literally “will not allow (something) to not happen”) Head templates: {{ja-pos|suffix}} なきゃ • (-nakya)
  1. (informal) must, have to Tags: in-compounds, informal, morpheme, with-imperfect
    Sense id: en-なきゃ-ja-suffix-JyVAawW0
  2. (informal) if one doesn't... Tags: in-compounds, informal, morpheme, with-imperfect
    Sense id: en-なきゃ-ja-suffix-nKzzU5Ul Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 10 90 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 12 88 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 11 89
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: なくちゃ (nakucha)

Alternative forms

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          "english": "I have to go now.",
          "roman": "Mō ikanakya.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "行",
              "い"
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          "text": "もう行かなきゃ。"
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              "験",
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              "べん"
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              "強",
              "きょう"
            ],
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              "し"
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              "験",
              "けん"
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              "受",
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      "word": "なくちゃ"
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