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shikanai
expression, i adjective (negative)

Root Words:

shika + nai

English Meaning(s) for しかない

expression, i adjective (negative)
  1. have no choice
  2. there is nothing but
  3. no more than
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Conjugations for しかない

Adjective stem
shikana
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te-form
shikanakute
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Adverbial Form
shikanaku
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Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
shikanai
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Present Indicative Negative Form
shikanakunai
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Past Indicative Form
shikanakatta
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Past Indicative Negative Form
shikanakunakatta
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Provisional Form
Present Indicative Form
shikanakereba
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Conditional Form
Present Indicative Form
shikanakattara
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Nominalized Form
Objective Form
shikanasa
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Sample Sentences for しかない

There are only a few days left before the end of the year.
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One of us will have to go.
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There was no choice but to sit and wait.
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February has only 28 days.
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With the car stolen, there was nothing for it but to walk.
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