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N1 Lesson 1: 16/17

を余儀(よぎ)なくされるTo be forced to do something

Similar to 「～する他仕方がない」and「～するしかない」

Structure

Noun + を余儀(よぎ)なくされる

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About を余儀なくされる

を余儀(よぎ)なくされる is a formal grammar pattern in Japanese that is usually translated as 'to be forced to (A)'. Its component parts are the adverbial particle を, the noun 余儀(よぎ) 'another method', the conjunctive form of the い-Adjective ない, なく, and the passive form of する, される. In this way, it literally means 'to not be given another way than to (A)'.

を余儀(よぎ)なくされる will be seen following an (A) noun, where (A) is the thing that is unavoidable.

In most cases, the subject of sentences that use を余儀(よぎ)なくされる will be a person, or something that is representative of people, such as a company. However, there are exceptions to this.

Caution

Both を余儀(よぎ)なくされる 'to be forced to do' and を余儀(よぎ)なくさせる 'to force to do' are variations of the same grammar structure. を余儀(よぎ)なくさせる will be taught in a different lesson.

Fun Fact

Despite 余儀(よぎ) and ない being separate words, 余儀(よぎ)なく is often thought of simply as a single word that means 'unavoidably', or 'inevitably'.

Examples

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    景気(けいき)悪化(あっか)のため、会社(かいしゃ)は閉鎖(へいさ)を余儀(よぎ)なくされた。

    Due to the economic downturn, the company has been forced to close down.

    津波(つなみ)が接近(せっきん)したため、野外(やがい)コンサートは中止(ちゅうし)を余儀(よぎ)なくされた。

    Because of the approaching tsunami, outdoor concerts were forced to be canceled.

    少子(しょうし)化(か)により学生(がくせい)が減(へ)れば、多(おお)くの学校(がっこう)は閉校(へいこう)を余儀(よぎ)なくされるだろう。

    If the number of students decreases due to declining birth rates, many schools will be forced to close down.

    ２０〇〇(にせんまるまる)年(ねん)５月(ごがつ)には降着装置(こうちゃくそうち)の故障(こしょう)により緊急着陸(きんきゅうちゃくりく)を余儀(よぎ)なくされた飛行機(ひこうき)が飛行(ひこう)活動(かつどう)に復帰(ふっき)した。

    In May 20XX, the plane that was forced to make an emergency landing due to a failure of the landing gear returned to flying operations.
    (no choice but to...)

    根岸(ねぎし)総理大臣(そうりだいじん)は初(はじ)め拒否(きょひ)していた。しかし結局(けっきょく)、数日後(すうじつご)に、大衆(たいしゅう)の抗議(こうぎ)により辞任(じにん)を余儀(よぎ)なくされた。

    Prime Minister Negishi resisted in the beginning. But in the end, he was forced to resign by mass protests anyway a few days later.
    (against his will)

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