〜ざるを得ない

import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('zaru-o-enai');

{
  "id": "zaru-o-enai",
  "pattern": "〜ざるを得ない",
  "reading": "〜ざるをえない",
  "romaji": "zaru o enai",
  "level": "N2",
  "meaning": "have no choice but to; cannot help but",
  "formation": "Verb-nai stem + ざるを得ない",
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "予算が足りないので、計画を縮小せざるを得ない。",
      "furigana": "{予算|よさん}が{足|た}りないので、{計画|けいかく}を{縮小|しゅくしょう}せざるを{得|え}ない。",
      "en": "The budget is insufficient, so we have no choice but to scale back the plan."
    },
    {
      "ja": "上司の命令だったので、気が進まなくても行かざるを得なかった。",
      "furigana": "{上司|じょうし}の{命令|めいれい}だったので、{気|き}が{進|すす}まなくても{行|い}かざるを{得|え}なかった。",
      "en": "It was my boss's order, so I had to go even though I didn't feel like it."
    },
    {
      "ja": "彼の努力だけは認めざるを得ない。",
      "furigana": "{彼|かれ}の{努力|どりょく}だけは{認|みと}めざるを{得|え}ない。",
      "en": "I have to admit, at least, that he made an effort."
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "obligation",
    "formal"
  ],
  "notes": "Circumstances force an action the speaker doesn't really want to take. する becomes せざるを得ない. More formal than 〜しかない.",
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "283e8a85b1e68d0a6ad2f7770d9cfe32e0924bbde7567a0faac5e446ee08cf75",
    "meanings": [
      "不得不",
      "只得"
    ],
    "formation": "动词ない形去ない＋ざるを得ない",
    "explanation": "因外部情况而不得不采取某行动。",
    "notes": "する变为せざるを得ない；语气较正式。",
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "予算が足りないので、計画を縮小せざるを得ない。",
        "zh": "由于预算不足，不得不缩小计划。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "上司の命令だったので、気が進まなくても行かざるを得なかった。",
        "zh": "因为是上司的命令，即使不愿意也不得不去。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "彼の努力だけは認めざるを得ない。",
        "zh": "至少不得不承认他的努力。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "sources/grammar/n2.json#zaru-o-enai",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "5bc495330f38dfd475b082892c25f9e8cdca5491790c9bef42bfbd351523c4e8"
  }
}