Hanamaruhanamaru

はいしゃ

歯医者

dentist

haisha

JLPT
N4
Frequency
#9,137

Meanings

  1. 1
    dentistn

JMdict 1313080

In a sentence

はいしゃに歯医者にdentistいかない行かないneed to go

I need to go to the dentist

How it works

(to) marks 歯医者はいしゃ (the dentist) as the destination. The verb 行くいく (go) becomes negative 行かないいかない (not go), and the trailing (if/then) sets up an unspoken consequence: "if I don't go (something bad)…". Leaving the rest off is exactly how Japanese says "I really have to go" — the obligation hangs in the air.

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