なきゃいけない
Nakyaikenai
Usually written in kana.
無きゃいけない (Nakyaikenai) is a Japanese expression meaning “cannot do without something, indispensable, absolutely necessary, have to do”.
Meanings
- expressioncannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary
- expressionhave to doafter negative base of verb
Examples
自分でいかなきゃいけませんよ。
You have to appear in person.
ウチも分煙しなきゃいけないよねぇ。
We'll also have to create a separate smoking section, won't we?
なんで僕がやらなくちゃいけないの。
Why do I have to do that?
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).