"なくちゃ" meaning in All languages combined

See なくちゃ on Wiktionary

Suffix [Japanese]

Forms: -nakucha [romanization]
Etymology: Contraction of なくては(ならない) (nakute wa (naranai)). Etymology templates: {{m|ja|なくては(ならない)|tr=nakute wa (naranai)}} なくては(ならない) (nakute wa (naranai)) Head templates: {{ja-pos|suffix}} なくちゃ • (-nakucha)
  1. (informal) must, have to Tags: in-compounds, informal, morpheme, with-imperfect
    Sense id: en-なくちゃ-ja-suffix-JyVAawW0
  2. (informal) if one doesn't... Tags: in-compounds, informal, morpheme, with-imperfect
    Sense id: en-なくちゃ-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: なきゃ (nakya)

Alternative forms

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ja",
        "2": "なくては(ならない)",
        "tr": "nakute wa (naranai)"
      },
      "expansion": "なくては(ならない) (nakute wa (naranai))",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Contraction of なくては(ならない) (nakute wa (naranai)).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-nakucha",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "suffix"
      },
      "expansion": "なくちゃ • (-nakucha)",
      "name": "ja-pos"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I have to go now.",
          "roman": "Mō ikanakucha.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "行",
              "い"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "もう行かなくちゃ。"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "must, have to"
      ],
      "id": "en-なくちゃ-ja-suffix-JyVAawW0",
      "links": [
        [
          "must",
          "must"
        ],
        [
          "have to",
          "have to"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) must, have to"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "in-compounds",
        "informal",
        "morpheme",
        "with-imperfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "10 90",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "12 88",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "11 89",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
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            "Terms with redundant sortkeys",
            "Entry maintenance"
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      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "If you don’t study, you will fail the exam.",
          "roman": "Benkyōshinakucha shiken ni ukaranai.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "勉強",
              "べんきょう"
            ],
            [
              "試験",
              "しけん"
            ],
            [
              "受",
              "う"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "勉強しなくちゃ試験に受からない。"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "if one doesn't..."
      ],
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        "(informal) if one doesn't..."
      ],
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        "in-compounds",
        "informal",
        "morpheme",
        "with-imperfect"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "nakya",
      "word": "なきゃ"
    }
  ],
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    "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys"
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        "2": "なくては(ならない)",
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      },
      "expansion": "なくては(ならない) (nakute wa (naranai))",
      "name": "m"
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  ],
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-nakucha",
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        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "suffix"
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        "Japanese terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
          "english": "I have to go now.",
          "roman": "Mō ikanakucha.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "行",
              "い"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "もう行かなくちゃ。"
        }
      ],
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        "must, have to"
      ],
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        [
          "must",
          "must"
        ],
        [
          "have to",
          "have to"
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        "(informal) must, have to"
      ],
      "tags": [
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        "informal",
        "morpheme",
        "with-imperfect"
      ]
    },
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      "categories": [
        "Japanese informal terms",
        "Japanese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "If you don’t study, you will fail the exam.",
          "roman": "Benkyōshinakucha shiken ni ukaranai.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "勉強",
              "べんきょう"
            ],
            [
              "試験",
              "しけん"
            ],
            [
              "受",
              "う"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "勉強しなくちゃ試験に受からない。"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "if one doesn't..."
      ],
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        "(informal) if one doesn't..."
      ],
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        "informal",
        "morpheme",
        "with-imperfect"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "nakya",
      "word": "なきゃ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "なくちゃ"
}

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