必ず

How to remember it

Sounds like "kana-Ra-Zu" — picture a judge rapping a gavel, it MUST surely happen.

Example sentences

• 明日必ず来ます。

  あしたかならずきます。

  I will definitely come tomorrow.

• 薬は食後に必ず飲んでください。

  くすりはしょくごにかならずのんでください。

  Please be sure to take the medicine after meals.

Usage

Strong adverb; emphasizes obligation or certainty in promises and instructions.

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