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JLPT N2 Grammar

てばかりはいられない

N2必要

N2 · 必要 · te-form verb + ばかりはいられない

cannot just keep doing

te-form verb + ばかりはいられない

Shows that one cannot remain doing only the first action and must take another action.

Often used when moving from sadness, worry, waiting, or dependence to action.

失敗を悔やんでばかりはいられない。次の準備を始めよう。

We cannot just keep regretting the failure. Let's start preparing for the next one.

Do not confuse it with てばかりいる; this pattern emphasizes that one cannot continue that way.

You cannot stay stuck in the same state.

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