Must do なければなりません

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This is a mouthful!  But it is so useful. Learn it well

TO MAKE IT:  plain negative form - i +　 ければ　なりません kereba narimasen

ピーマン　を　食べなければ　なりません。　
 [Would be 食べない for the plain negative form ]
pi-man o tabenakereba narimasen.
(I) must eat green peppers.  (Many Japanese children don't like green peppers)

Say that 5 times fast with your mouth full!

Perhaps the most useful usage is:

～しなければ　なりません
The し shi is from suru (to do)

勉強　しなければ　なりません。
benkyou shinakereba narimasen.
(I) must (have to) study.

しなければ　なりません。
shinakereba narimasen.
(I) must (have to) do (it).

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Link error

Submitted by dan.thunder on Thu, 04/09/2009 - 12:19.

Hi Clay,
The link here for 'suru' gets a 'page not found'.
I think it's because the link has an additional "grammar/chapterthree/" in the url.
Cheers,
Dan

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Thanks! Fixed now.

Submitted by clay on Fri, 04/10/2009 - 11:32.

Thanks! Fixed now.

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