Nakutehaikemasen

Usually written in kana.

無くてはいけません (Nakutehaikemasen) is a Japanese expression meaning “cannot do without something, indispensable, absolutely necessary, have to do”.

Meanings

  1. expressioncannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary
  2. expressionhave to doafter negative base of verb

Examples

  • I've got to go.

  • I have to take the test again.

  • By all means, you must come.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 無くてはいけません

nothingness

Related words

nonexistentunreasonableto be lost (e.g. luggage)isn't it?safetycertainfutilitycannot do without somethingthere's no (other) wayI'm sorryisn't it?radio (communication)