YOU SAID:
This year I've got to be smart
INTO JAPANESE
今年は賢くなければなりません
BACK INTO ENGLISH
This year you have to be smart
INTO JAPANESE
今年は賢くなければならない
BACK INTO ENGLISH
This year must be smart
INTO JAPANESE
今年はスマートでなければなりません
BACK INTO ENGLISH
This year must be smart
That didn't even make that much sense in English.