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6課 命令・禁止・義務
Command, prohibition, obligation — 命令形, なさい, なければならない, てもいい
6課

〜なきゃ / 〜なくちゃ

接続:〜なければ → 〜なきゃ/〜なくては → 〜なくちゃ
Yes… here — shortened oral form of 〜なければならない, usually omitting the last part.
注意 / Note:Only used in informal conversations, not in reports or letters. In the exam, it often appears in the listening section.
比較 / Compare:行かなければなりません(formal)/行かなきゃ(intimate).
よく出る形 / Common form:もう〜なきゃ。/〜なくちゃいけない。
あ、もう行かなきゃ。
Ah, I have to go.
宿題をやらなくちゃ。
Just have to do the exercises.
明日は早く起きなきゃいけない。
Must get up early tomorrow.

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