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► 助動詞
ざる  [ざる]  [ず]  [liter]    meaning:  not  rank: 3
☆ まざる努力 ⇨ A non-stop effort  (☛ 連体形 of ず, an archaic form of ぬ・ない)
☆ ぎたるは猶及ばざるがし ⇨ Too much is just as bad as too little  (☛ 連体形 of ず, an archaic form of ぬ・ない)

► 名詞
  [(2)ざる]    meaning:  sieve  rank: 3
☆ 彼女はざるを使っ野菜洗った ⇨ She washed vegetables using a strainer


More examples:
  • くの小国大国従属せざるをない ⇨ Many small countries have no option but depend on big countries
  • 彼女はざるを使っ野菜洗った ⇨ She washed vegetables using a strainer
  • 原料費高騰のために価格引き上げざるをない ⇨ Due to the sharp increase in the raw material cost, we have no choice but raise the price
  • 代替案えざるをない ⇨ We have no choice but to come up with an alternative plan
  • てるたざる ⇨ The haves and the have nots
  • 不本意ながら合意せざるをなかった ⇨ I had to agree even though I didn’t want to
  • 自然莫大畏怖かざるをなかった (いふのねん) ⇨ I couldn’t help but feel the fear for the immense power of nature
  • 彼等屈辱的敗戦甘受せざるをなかった ⇨ They had no choice but to accept the humiliating loss
  • 会社組合要求れざるをなくなっただ ⇨ In the end the company had to accept the union’s demands
  • かたじけのうござる ⇨ 
  • 無理をして高級車買ったがローンえなくて手放さざるをなくなった ⇨ He bought a luxury car he cannot really afford, and now has to let it go because he can’t pay the loan
  • あれは失言だったとめざるをません ⇨ I have to admit that it was an inappropriate remark
  • 悪天候のため運行停止せざるをない ⇨ Due to the bad weather we have no choice but to stop the operation
  • はざるそばが美味しい ⇨ Zaru-sobas are great for summer
  • 相手上手だったことをめざるをなくなって苦り切った ⇨ He was not happy at all that he had to admit his opponent had been better than him