-NAKYA / -ANAKYA verbs

(A)NAKYA means "must":

iku いく	= goes
ikanai いかない	= doesn't go
ikanakya いかなきゃ	= must go

This suffix has a dozen variants. All the following expressions mean "must go":

ikanakya いかなきゃ	=
ikanakucha いかなくちゃ	=
ikanakute wa いかなくて わ	=
ikanakeleba いかなければ	=
ikanakeleba ikemasenn いかなければ いけません	=
ikanakeleba nalimasenn いかなければ なりません	=

As always in Japanese, the shorter a form, the more colloquial it sounds.

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Last revised: 2008-10-19