I have to dry off (my) clothes in Japanese 🇯🇵

Sentence info.

わたし は ふく を かわかさなくて は いけません

Watashi wa fuku o kawakasanakute wa ikemasen

– わたし (Watashi): "I" or "me". This is the subject of the sentence.
– は (wa): Topic marker, indicating that "わたし" is the topic.
– ふく (fuku): "Clothes".
– を (o): Object marker, indicating that "ふく" is the object of the verb.
– かわかさなくて (kawakasanakute): This is the negative te-form of the verb "kawakasu" (to dry). "Kawakasu" is turned into its negative form "kawakasanai" (not dry), and then into the te-form, resulting in "kawakasanakute".
– は (wa): This "wa" is used after the te-form of a verb to set up a condition.
– いけません (ikemasen): Literally means "it doesn't go" or "it's not acceptable". When combined with the previous structure, it conveys a sense of necessity or obligation.

Tips to remember the formation:
– Use "わたし は" (watashi wa) to start the sentence if you are the one performing the action.
– Use the object marker "を" (o) after the noun that is the object of the verb.
– To express "not doing" something and add a sense of obligation, use the negative te-form + "は" (wa) + "いけません" (ikemasen).

Alternate ways to say "I have to dry off (my) clothes":

1. わたし は ふく を かわかす ひつよう が あります。
– Watashi wa fuku o kawakasu hitsuyou ga arimasu.
– (Literal translation: I need to dry clothes.)

2. わたし は ふく を かわかさなければ なりません。
– Watashi wa fuku o kawakasanakereba narimasen.
– (Alternative expression: I must dry my clothes.)

3. わたし は ふく を かわかさないと いけません。
– Watashi wa fuku o kawakasanai to ikemasen.
– (Another way to express the necessity of drying clothes.)

Each of these sentences conveys the necessity of drying clothes, with slight variations in expression.

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