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なくちゃ  [(1)なくちゃ]  [なくては]  [coll]  [peer]    meaning:  must  rank: 2
☆ もうかなくちゃ ⇨ I gotta go now  (☛ いけない is omitted at the end)

なくちゃ  [(1)なくちゃ]  [なければ]  [coll]    meaning:  unless  rank: 2
☆ やってなくちゃからない ⇨ We won’t know unless we try


More examples:
  • 電気代わなくちゃいけない ⇨ I’ve got to pay the electricity bill
  • らなくちゃいけない ⇨ I have to apologize to you
  • をやらなくちゃいけない ⇨ I have to give food to the dog
  • 済んれて気持ちを切り替えなくちゃ ⇨ I need to forget about what already happened and change my focus
  • 降る洗濯物取り入れなくちゃ ⇨ I have to pick the laundry off and take them in before it starts raining
  • そろそろ夕食準備しなくちゃ ⇨ It is about time to prepare dinner
  • あれくらいくなるにはどれだけ練習しなくちゃいけなんだろう? ⇨ How much practice does it take to be that good?
  • くなりたかったらもっと練習しなくちゃいけない ⇨ If you want to be good, then you have to practice more
  • これをどうにかして今日中仕上げなくちゃいけない ⇨ I have to somehow get this done today
  • 子供えにかなくちゃいけない ⇨ I have to go pick up my child
  • もうらなくちゃいけない ⇨ I need to go home
  • 部屋掃除しなくちゃ ⇨ I have to clean up my room