
はいしゃ
歯医者
dentist
haisha
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はいしゃ
dentist
haisha
JMdict 1313080

はいしゃに歯医者にdentistいかない行かないneed to goと
に (to) marks 歯医者 (the dentist) as the destination. The verb 行く (go) becomes negative 行かない (not go), and the trailing と (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.