なくちゃ

Japanese

Etymology

Contraction of なくては（ならない） (nakute wa (naranai)).

Suffix

なくちゃ (rōmaji -nakucha)

(appended after imperfective form)
  1. (informal) must, have to
    もう行 (い)かなくちゃ。
    Mō ikanakucha.
    I have to go now.
  2. (informal) if one doesn't...
    勉 (べん)強 (きょう)しなくちゃ試 (し)験 (けん)に受 (う)からない。
    Benkyō-shinakucha shiken-ni ukaranai.
    If you don’t study, you will fail the exam.

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