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〜ずにはおかない

JLPT N1 Inevitability and compulsion

will inevitably; won't leave it without

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ずにはおかない means that something will definitely happen or be made to happen, without fail. Attach ずにはおかない to a verb's ない-stem (する becomes せずにはおかない). It expresses strong inevitability or determination.

Examples

  • ない

    Kono eiga wa miru mono o kandou sasezu ni wa okanai.

    This film cannot fail to move those who watch it.

  • ない

    Shinsou o akiraka ni sezu ni wa okanai.

    I will not rest until the truth is made clear.

Vocabulary in these examples

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