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In the sentence:

> 掟は ちゃんと教えないとね (okite wa chanto oshienai to ne)  
>  [You must be taught the rules properly.]

I'd like to understand this pattern of using verb-nai-to(-ne). Thanks.
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I'd like to understand the pattern "verb+nai+to(+ne)"
> 掟は

as for the code/rule

* * *

> ちゃんと

properly

* * *

> 教えないと

Must teach (same as 教えないとだめ/教えないといけない/教えなければいけない etc...). I think this is the
issue. **Must** in Japanese can come in various forms.

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> ね

right?

Full sentence translated might be something like this: The code must be told
properly.

Adjusted the word from "teach" to "told" since it sounds better for me, but we
don't know the actual context here.
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If you want to express obligation in Japanese, like _X has to do Y_ or _X must
do Y_ in English, you have to say something like _if X doesn't do Y, it's
bad_. The first part of that structure, the _if X doesn't do Y_ is expressed
by conjugating the verb in three possible ways. One of them is ない + と. For
example, 教えないと means _if X doesn't teach_. Then you'd have to add something
like いけない or ならない for the second part of the structure, the _it's bad_ part.
But in colloquial speech it's usually omitted. So saying _I have to go_ is
exactly the same as _if I don't go_.

[Here](http://www.guidetojapanese.org/learn/grammar/must) you have a more
detailed explanation.
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