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JLPT N1 Grammar

て敵わない

N1Emotion

N1 · Emotion · te-form verb / i-adjectiveくて / na-adjectiveで + 敵わない

cannot stand; unbearably

te-form verb / i-adjectiveくて / na-adjectiveで + 敵わない

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

It has a conversational feel and is common with sleepiness, heat, noise, worry, curiosity, and similar states.

隣の工事の音がうるさくて敵わない。

The construction noise next door is unbearably loud.

Do not use it for objective degree description; it expresses the speaker's strong feeling.

The feeling is so strong that you cannot handle it.

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