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These are shortened forms of ないといけない and なくてはならない.
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             しない     
If you're going to get married, Mr. Yamada, you'll have to stop smoking.
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I have to tidy up my room before the guests come over.
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       使              
I have to be careful so as to not overuse the AC during the summer.
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  までに あの      しない   
I have to email that person by next week!

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AVerb: ない form
Basic Examples:
がない (must hurry)

AVerb: ない form
-い
くちゃ\きゃ
Basic Examples:
なきゃ (must come)

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Anonymous123
Level: 992
(6 months ago)

なくちゃ sometimes gets written as なくっちゃ

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~きゃ is used in the same way as ~くちゃ (かなきゃ etc)
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12 years ago
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Good point, forgot about my favorite form!
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12 years ago
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I'm not sure if I'm just stupid right now, but shouldn't it be なきゃ instead of くななきこ (at least that's what it says for me as an example)?
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10 years ago
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Are you referring to the example that appears in the construction version? Is it shown in only hiragana (no kanji)?
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I'm seeing the example bit reading きゃ, actually - although it says なきゃ where I entered it in!
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10 years ago
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mystic: do you have it forced to show all kanji in settings?
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10 years ago
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I was able to reproduce the くなきゃ issue, and it should be resolved. Edit: sorry, only half fixed. Second Edit: should be fully fixed.
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10 years ago (Edited 10 years ago.)
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マイコー I do have it set to force-show kanji; I was more worried about the extra な that snuck in there - seems to be gone though!
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Yea - when I first replied, I didn't even see the double な, just the く, which is why I replied the way I did. Anyways, should all be good, now!
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10 years ago
Level: 43, : 1

How would you use this in a past tense?

"Yesterday, I had to go to school."

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1 year ago
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Well, this page is the contracted form of the ないといけない / なければならない, so using this in past tense would require the longer form:

かなければならなかった。

Hope this helps!

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