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JLPT N1 Grammar

に忍びない

N1Emotion

N1 · Emotion · verb辞书形 + に忍びない

cannot bear to; cannot bring oneself to

verb辞书形 + に忍びない

Shows that emotionally one cannot bear to do or see something.

Often used in formal writing or serious expression, with sympathy, hesitation, or pain.

長年支えてくれた社員に退職を勧めるには忍びない。

I cannot bear to suggest resignation to an employee who has supported us for many years.

Do not use it for ordinary unwillingness; it emphasizes emotional inability to bear it.

The heart cannot accept it, so the action cannot be done.

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