Very A; Extremely A
9
私には父がまだ生きていると思えてならない。
I can't help thinking Father is still alive.
5
今年の夏は暑くてならない。
Summer this year is unbearably hot.
3
あの歌を聞く度に涙が溢れてならない。
My eyes overflow with tears every time I hear that song.
4
あんな奴にいいようにされるなんて、情けなくてならない。
It's too pitiful to see you used by that kind of person.
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Related Expressions
てしょうがない/てしかたがない
てたまらない
てたまらない
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火曜
Level: 34
(9 years ago)
1.~てならない is much more restricted in its use than ~てたまらない and ~て仕方がない.
2. You can't use it with adjectives that express neither a psychological nor physical feeling (eg: x狭い、x高い)
3. You can't use it with these adjectives either: 痛い (ache)、嫌い (dislike)、好き(like). (use たまらない・仕方がない).
4. You can't use it with verb phrases のどが渇いて (thirsty), 腹が減って (hungry), くしゃみが出て (sneeze). (use たまらない・仕方がない).
5. See DIJG pp. 219-222.
2. You can't use it with adjectives that express neither a psychological nor physical feeling (eg: x狭い、x高い)
3. You can't use it with these adjectives either: 痛い (ache)、嫌い (dislike)、好き(like). (use たまらない・仕方がない).
4. You can't use it with verb phrases のどが渇いて (thirsty), 腹が減って (hungry), くしゃみが出て (sneeze). (use たまらない・仕方がない).
5. See DIJG pp. 219-222.
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