を禁じ得ない
を禁じ得ない
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wokinjienaiWill, Decision, Doing
Yuzuo Chan
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11.06.2025
Meaning
Cannot suppress or hold back a feeling or reaction (N) that arises from what one sees or hears; "can't help feeling N".
Conjugation
(A)N+を禁じ得ない
Examples
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被災地の惨状を目の当たりにして、驚きを禁じ得なかった。
治らない病気に苦しむ人を見ると、涙を禁じ得ない。
彼は友人の死の知らせに、涙を禁じ得なかった。
政治家の無責任な発言には、憤りを禁じ得ない。
被害者の家族の話を聞いて、深い同情を禁じ得ません。
最後まで諦めない選手たちの姿に、感動を禁じ得ない。
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.title
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.wrong: 悲しいを禁じ得ない。
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.correct: 悲しみを禁じ得ない。
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.why: The pattern attaches to a noun, not to an adjective. Use the noun form of the feeling (悲しみ, 驚き, 怒り).
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.wrong: その話を聞いて、涙が禁じ得ない。
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.correct: その話を聞いて、涙を禁じ得ない。
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.why: 禁じ得ない takes the object marker を, not が.
Key points
A formal, written or speech-style expression, common in news, essays and speeches. N is a noun for a feeling or reaction, such as 涙, 驚き, 怒り, 憤り, 同情, 感動, 疑問 or 不安. It is most often used for the speaker's own feelings, but it can also describe another person's feelings, particularly in written narratives and reports. Unlike ずにはいられない, which attaches to verbs and is more colloquial, this pattern attaches to nouns expressing feelings or reactions and sounds formal and literary.
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