N3 — outside your level filter
write + not + have no choice but to do — a double negative, and the pressure is social or circumstantial, not a rule
kakanai wake ni wa ikanai
have no choice but to do — a double negative, and the pressure is social or circumstantial, not a rule
meaning: can't very well not write
先輩に呼ばれたら、行かないわけにはいかないよね。
senpai ni yobaretara, ikanai wake ni wa ikanai yo ne.
If a senior calls me over, I can't very well not go, right? casual
締め切りが明日なので、今夜中に終わらせないわけにはいかない。
shimekiri ga ashita na node, kon'yajuu ni owarasenai wake ni wa ikanai.
The deadline is tomorrow, so I have no choice but to finish it tonight. neutral
- contraction
- alternant
- formal
- past
- polite