〜ずにはおかない
- Pattern
- 〜ずにはおかない
- Level
- N3
- Meaning
- Cannot help but do; will certainly do (strong determination or inevitable outcome).
- Attaches to
- Verb (nai-form, except 'nai' is replaced by 'zu')
- Nuance & register
Strong, formal, emphatic.
- Example
彼らは最後まで戦わずにはおかないだろう。 They will surely fight until the end.
- Easily confused with
〜ずにはいられない. The latter focuses on the speaker's uncontrollable emotion, while 〜ずにはおかない focuses on the inevitable result or intention.