しかない

having no choice but to ...

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Also a form of

Meanings

  1. expression, i-adjective, after a verb having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...
  2. after a noun or counter having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...; having no more than ...

In sentences

待まつしかない。 I can only wait. #4849

謝あやまるしかない。 There is nothing to do but apologize. #149154

殺ころすしかない。 We have no choice but to kill. #4780839

働はたらくしかない。 We have no alternative but to work. #4793305

やるしかない。 We have no choice but to do it. #13155681

あと1日ひしかない。 There's only a day left. #2464847

一人ひとりで行いくしかない。 You have to go alone. #7562018

１００円えんしかないよ。 I only have 100 yen on me. #10538049