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JLPT N2 Grammar

てたまらない

N2Emotion

N2 · Emotion · te-form verb / i-adjectiveくて / na-adjectiveで + たまらない

so...that one cannot stand it

te-form verb / i-adjectiveくて / na-adjectiveで + たまらない

Shows that a feeling, sensation, or desire is so strong that it is hard to bear.

Stronger than ordinary とても and emphasizes intense physical or emotional feeling.

発表の前は緊張してたまらなかった。

Before the presentation, I was unbearably nervous.

Do not use it for objective qualities; it usually expresses the speaker's intense feeling.

The feeling is so strong that the body or mind cannot stand it.

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