~ざるを得ない (have no choice but to)

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The literary double-negative pattern ~ざるを得ない 'cannot help but do X / have no choice but to do X.' Built from the classical negative attributive ざる + 得ない ('cannot get'). Formal and slightly stiff; preferred in written and elevated speech.

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