Explanation：〜かねる
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"〜したくてもできない／〜したくてもするのが難しい"
"from that situation or position, it is impossible/difficult to do 〜"
Used to indicate that something is difficult or impossible to do, often due to the speaker’s emotional or situational limitations. It is a polite way of expressing refusal or inability to act in a certain way, and is often used in formal contexts.
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V（masu form）ます + かねる
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- Polite Refusal or Inability: "〜かねる" is frequently used in formal or polite contexts to gently refuse a request or express difficulty in performing an action.
- Emotional or Situational Limitation: It implies that, due to circumstances or personal reasons, the speaker finds it hard or impossible to carry out the action.
- Formal Language: This expression is more common in business or formal situations and less so in casual conversation.
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N2
Sample sentenes
セール商品は、レシートがあっても返品できかねます。
Sale items may not be returnable even with a receipt.
仕事の忙しさに耐えかねて、会社をやめてしまった。
Unable to endure the busyness of work, he quit the company.
彼の意見には賛成しかねる。
I cannot agree with his opinion.
その質問にはお答えしかねます。
I am unable to answer that question.
その問題に関しては、私にはわかりかねます。
I am not fully informed about that issue.
二つの会社から内定をもらい、どっちの会社に行くか決めかねている。
Having received job offers from two companies, I am undecided about which one to choose.
Vocabulary
| Japanese |
English | |
| 内定をもらう | ないていをもらう | to get an official job offer |
