Monday, 25 January 2016

translation - How to say, "try to __", "have to __"


For some reason I can't remember how to say "try to _" or "have to (must) _" in Japanese. How can I say this? Any variations you can include would be appreciated.



Answer




Try to ~



~ようとする (Does not give any information whether the action was actually carried out in entirety)


~てみる (Try for the sake of seeing the result, does not have negative implication as in "to try (unsuccessfully )" )





have to(must) ~



~なければならない


~なくては{ならない・いけない}



~ないといけない


~ねばならない



~なくては is often contracted to ~なくちゃ


~なければならない can also be contracted and have ならない elided to form "~なけりゃ" or "~なきゃ" which is used informally.


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