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そうしなければ

sou shinakereba

Definition

Expression

  1. Otherwise; by not doing so; if not
    1. そうしなければ濡れた足で歩まなければなりません。
      soushinakereba, nureta ashi de ayumanakereba narimasen.
      "Otherwise, I will have to walk with wet feet."

Etymology

Derived from the verbal expression そうする sou suru "to do so".

Notes

The forms そうしなければなりません sou shinakereba narimasen or そうしなければならぬ sou shinakereba naranu are verbal constructions meaning "(I) must do so" or "(I) have to do so".

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OrthographyForm
Kanaそうしなければ
Romanizationsou shinakereba

意味:そうしなければ、さもなければ、そうしないと

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2013, October 8). そうしなければ : sou shinakereba | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, January 20, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/2651/soushinakereba/.