ほかない
hoka nai

i-Adjective
Expression

1. can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...

Usually Written in Kana
わたくしたちはそこへ くよりほかなかった。
watashitachiwa sokoe ikuyori hoka nakatta
We had no choice but to go there.
コーヒーは、熱 あつすぎて すこしずつ むほかなかった。
kōhiiwa atsusugite sukoshizutsu nomu hoka nakatta.
I had to sip the coffee because it was too hot.
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