〜を余儀なくされる
JLPT N1:be forced to
A formal construction saying that external circumstances force a person or organization into an unwanted action or change.
How to form it
- Put the forced action before を as a noun, often a verbal noun: 中止を余儀なくされる.
- The person or organization affected is the subject; the outside cause is normally stated elsewhere.
- Use を余儀なくする when the subject is the circumstance that forces someone else.
Examples
台風のため、主催者はイベントの中止を余儀なくされた。
The organizers were forced to cancel the event because of the typhoon.
病気で長期休養を余儀なくされました。
Illness forced me to take an extended leave.
Notes
- This is formal and especially common in news and reports.
Common mistakes
- Using it for a freely chosen action.
- Putting a finite verb directly before を instead of a noun.