How to Say “I Gotta” in Japanese

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Do you know how to say "I gotta" or "I must" in Japanese?

In your textbook, you probably learned:
~なければなりません
or
~なければいけません

But how is it used in real Japanese?

Find out in this video and for extra practice--you can listen to each example sentence over and over--see our lesson page:
https://thejapanesepage.com/gotta-in-japanese/

Gotta forms:
なきゃ (+ いけない (or ならない))
なくちゃ + いけない (or ならない)
ないと + いけない (or ならない)

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