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I have a question about another sentence in my listening comprehension exercises; I've attached the short audio clip for your reference.
The speaker is saying: 「飛行機やホテルを予約しないといけないね。」
I'm assuming the gist of the sentence means: "You have to make arrangements/reservations for the airplane and hotel...".
What is the function here of いけない?
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I will reiterate an incidental observation I've made here in the past: Minna's listening comprehension books sometimes include material whose grammar has not yet been explained in the main text. And in such cases, the listening book does not provide a gloss for such words/constructions. For instance, ない-form + と = necessity/obligation has not been explained at this point of the Minna textbook.
The speaker is saying: 「飛行機やホテルを予約しないといけないね。」
I'm assuming the gist of the sentence means: "You have to make arrangements/reservations for the airplane and hotel...".
What is the function here of いけない?
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I will reiterate an incidental observation I've made here in the past: Minna's listening comprehension books sometimes include material whose grammar has not yet been explained in the main text. And in such cases, the listening book does not provide a gloss for such words/constructions. For instance, ない-form + と = necessity/obligation has not been explained at this point of the Minna textbook.