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JLPT N2 Grammar

得ない

N2Negation

N2 · Negation · masu-stem verb + 得ない

cannot; is not possible

masu-stem verb + 得ない

得ない means something is not possible from the standpoint of possibility; it is read えない.

It appears in expressions such as あり得ない and 考え得ない.

専門家の確認なしに、この結論は認め得ない。

Without expert confirmation, this conclusion cannot be accepted.

Do not read it as うない; the negative form is usually read えない.

Possible is 得る; impossible is 得ない.

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