What does いなきゃ mean?

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@konan-san, I didn't say that... must have been someone else... — , Jan 08 '12 at 05:55

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「いなきゃ」 is short for 「いなければ」.

いなきゃ ≒ いなければ ≒ いないのであれば 'If (someone) is not (somewhere)...'

e.g. 君がいなきゃ、会議が始められないよ。
We can't begin the meeting without you.
いなきゃ ≒ いなければ ≒ いなければならない '(Someone) has to be (somewhere).'

e.g. 君がいなきゃ。
We can't do without you (=You have to be here).

edited May 18 '17 at 06:31

Chocolate

answered Jan 07 '12 at 00:16

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