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JLPT N4 Grammar

～しかない

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N4 · Other · verb辞书形 + しかない

have no choice but to

verb辞书形 + しかない

しかない means there is no other choice but to do something.

It often follows the dictionary form; after nouns it can mean 'only.'

終電がないので、タクシーで帰るしかありません。

There is no last train, so I have no choice but to go home by taxi.

しか requires a negative; memorize しかない as a block.

Memorize “しかない” as one fixed chunk, then practice by replacing words in the example sentence. Learn the connection first, then the nuance.

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