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Is there any significant difference between ～ないと、～なきゃ、なくちゃ when they mean
'must'?
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Differences between 'must'
～ないと is usually used for rules, social conventions, very important
appointments, and is often abbreviated to just ～ないと. (with no explanatory
clause following)

運動をしないとね = Undou wo shinai to ne / 'Cause if you don't work out, then... =
"gotta work out"

手を洗わないとね = gotta wash your hands. (to me personally it feels more like "yeah
because if you don't wash your hands then...")

～なきゃ feels colloquial (and in some cases hurried)

～なくちゃ feels colloquial

～なくてはいけません (roughly: must do this at all costs")
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