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Originally Posted by duo797
I actually do have a question about something said earlier. What kind of person tends to say 食わねばならぬ? Is it characteristic of a certain kind of person/style of writing or talking or something like that?
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Basically, no one says that in present-day Japan. Even my grandpas didn't say it.
You will see it once in a while in old writings and hear it in period dramas. It's usually, but not entirely, adult males who use the form.
You will be laughed at if you use it today.