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1508 words · JLPT N4
JLPT N4 vocabulary
Words 1441–1450
yoshuushinakerebanarimasen
must do preparation (study)
明日までに予習しなければなりません。
あした まで に よしゅうしなければなりません。
ashita made ni yoshuushinakerebanarimasen.
Preparation (study) has to be finished by tomorrow.
💡 する-verb form of 予習 (preparation (study)).
Once 予習 clicks, 予習しなければなりません comes free — it is the same word at work in a sentence: 予習 = study ahead.
Read the full tip →keikenshinakerebanarimasen
must do experience
来週の会議までに経験しなければなりません。
らいしゅう の かいぎ まで に けいけんしなければなりません。
raishuu no kaigi made ni keikenshinakerebanarimasen.
Experience has to be finished before next week meeting.
💡 する-verb form of 経験 (experience).
Under the surface, 経験しなければなりません is still 経験 — same image, new grammar around it: 経験 = experience.
Read the full tip →kenkyuushinakerebanarimasen
must do research
ルールなので、必ず研究しなければなりません。
るーる な ので、かならず けんきゅうしなければなりません。
ruuru na node, kanarazu kenkyuushinakerebanarimasen.
It is a rule, so research cannot be skipped.
💡 する-verb form of 研究 (research).
Once 研究 clicks, 研究しなければなりません comes free — it is the same word at work in a sentence: 研究 = research (deep).
Read the full tip →seisanshinakerebanarimasen
must do production
明日までに生産しなければなりません。
あした まで に せいさんしなければなりません。
ashita made ni seisanshinakerebanarimasen.
Production has to be finished by tomorrow.
💡 する-verb form of 生産 (production).
Under the surface, 生産しなければなりません is still 生産 — same image, new grammar around it: 生産 = production.
Read the full tip →yushutsushinakerebanarimasen
must do export
今月中に輸出しなければなりません。
こんげつちゅう に ゆしゅつしなければなりません。
kongetsuchuu ni yushutsushinakerebanarimasen.
Export has to be finished this month.
💡 する-verb form of 輸出 (export).
輸出しなければなりません is 輸出 in a different shape. The core word has not changed, so keep the same picture in mind: 輸出 = export (goods out).
Read the full tip →yunyuushinakerebanarimasen
must do import
忙しくても、輸入しなければなりません。
いそがしくて も、ゆにゅうしなければなりません。
isogashikute mo, yunyuushinakerebanarimasen.
Even if we are busy, import has to be done.
💡 する-verb form of 輸入 (import).
Do not learn 輸入しなければなりません from zero: it carries 輸入 inside it. Hold on to 輸入 = import (goods in) and the rest is grammar.
Read the full tip →bouekishinakerebanarimasen
must do trade
ルールなので、必ず貿易しなければなりません。
るーる な ので、かならず ぼうえきしなければなりません。
ruuru na node, kanarazu bouekishinakerebanarimasen.
It is a rule, so trade cannot be skipped.
💡 する-verb form of 貿易 (trade).
hon'yakushinakerebanarimasen
must do translation
今月中に翻訳しなければなりません。
こんげつちゅう に ほんやくしなければなりません。
kongetsuchuu ni hon'yakushinakerebanarimasen.
Translation has to be finished this month.
💡 する-verb form of 翻訳 (translation).
翻訳しなければなりません is 翻訳 in a different shape. The core word has not changed, so keep the same picture in mind: 翻訳 = written translation.
Read the full tip →nyuugakushinakerebanarimasen
must do school admission
来週の会議までに入学しなければなりません。
らいしゅう の かいぎ まで に にゅうがくしなければなりません。
raishuu no kaigi made ni nyuugakushinakerebanarimasen.
School admission has to be finished before next week meeting.
💡 する-verb form of 入学 (school admission).
sotsugyoushinakerebanarimasen
must do graduation
どんなに大変でも、卒業しなければなりません。
どんな に たいへん で も、そつぎょうしなければなりません。
donna ni taihen de mo, sotsugyoushinakerebanarimasen.
However hard it is, graduation has to be done.
💡 する-verb form of 卒業 (graduation).
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