Sunday, July 16, 2017

grammar - Expressing ~no option but


しかない/ほかない/よりない - are these forms inter-changeable


ゆうがたまでやる(しかない/ほかない/よりない)- are all the forms correct?



Answer



Yes, all of the forms are correct and interchangeable for meaning.



Other possible forms include よりほかない and ほか(or より)しかたがない.


Colloquially and informally, you can also use っきゃない though it is heard mostly in Kanto -- やるっきゃない、いくっきゃない, etc.


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