てならない (te naranai)

Meaning

  1. unable to resist

All JLPT 2 grammar : て成らない(てならない, te naranai), unable to resist; unable to suppress, [Expression, I-adjective]

Usually written using kana alone

Example

日本語意味
気になってならない俺は思わず、目の前の学生に聞いてしまった。It was on my mind so much that I unthinkingly asked the pupil in front of me.
政府というものはテロリストの要求に屈服するかに見られてならない。The government cannot be seen to give in to terrorists’ demands.
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.
行けども行けども、やはり同じ場所をグルグル回っている気がしてならない。The further I went the more irresistible became the feeling that I was going round and round in circles.

Vocabulary

日本語ローマ字意味
gakulearning, scholarship
jinseilife
思わずomowazuunintentionally
kispirit, mind, heart
学生gakuseistudent
maefront, ahead, previous
meeye, eyeball
政府seifugovernment, administration
要求youkyuudemand, firm request
fukuclothes
するsuruto do
chichifather
まだmadastill, not yet
watashiI, me
baplace, spot, scene
kaicounter for occurrences
場所bashoplace, location
やはりyaharias expected
同じonajisame, identical

Kanji

漢字おんよみくんよみ意味
ブン,モンき.く, き.こえるhear, ask, listen
ガクまな.ぶstudy, learning, science
キ,ケいきspirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood
セイ,ショウい.きる, い.かす, い.けるlife, genuine, birth
ゼンまえ, -まえin front, before
モク,ボクめ, -め, ま-eye, look
おも.う, おもえら.く, おぼ.すthink
エンおれ, われI, myself
ケンみ.る, み.える, み.せるsee, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible
フクclothing, obey
キュウ,グもと.めるrequest, demand
セイ,ショウまつりごと, まんpolitics, government
ヨウい.る, かなめneed, main point
ちちfather
わたくし, わたしprivate, me
コウ,ギョウ,アンい.く, ゆ.く, -ゆ.きgoing, journey, carry out, conduct, act, line, row, bank
ジョウ,チョウlocation, place
ドウおな.じsame, equal
カイ,エまわ.る, -まわ.る, -まわ.り-times, round
ショところ, -ところ, どころplace, extent

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