“Be compelled to” in Japanese
Short answer
Be compelled to in Japanese is “ざるを得ぬ” (zaruwoenu). Full meaning: have to, have no choice but to, cannot help (doing), be compelled to, be obliged to, be forced to.
Other ways to say “Be compelled to” in Japanese
ざる得ない
zaruenai have to, have no choice but to, cannot help (doing), be compelled to, be obliged to, be forced to
ざるを得ない
zaruwoenai have to, have no choice but to, cannot help (doing), be compelled to, be obliged to, be forced to
ざる終えない
zaruoenai have to, have no choice but to, cannot help (doing), be compelled to, be obliged to, be forced to
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