【JLPT N1 Grammar】〜を禁じえない（〜をきんじえない / ~wokinjienai）

2020年5月11日 2024年10月1日

Explanation：〜を禁じえない

Meaning
"〜という気持きもち・感情かんじょうを抑えることができない / 〜という気持ちを我慢がまんできない"
Used to express that the speaker cannot suppress or help feeling a certain strong emotion, usually in reaction to something surprising, shocking, or deeply moving. It conveys the idea that the emotion is so overwhelming that it cannot be held back or avoided. This phrase is often used in formal or literary contexts.

Form
N + を禁じえない

Points

Uncontrollable Emotion: "〜を禁じえない" implies that the speaker cannot suppress or control their emotions in response to a specific event or situation.
Formal Expression: It is a formal and literary expression, typically used in written language, news reports, or serious discussions.
Emotionally Charged: The emotion being felt is usually strong, such as sadness, anger, admiration, or shock.

JLPT Level
N1

Sample sentenes

地震じしんで両親りょうしんを失うしった彼かれには同情どうじょうを禁きんじえません。
I cannot help but sympathize with him who lost both his parents in the earthquake.

この映画えいがのラストシーンでは、誰だれもが涙なみだを禁きんじえないでしょう。
In the final scene of this movie, everyone will surely be unable to hold back tears.

上司じょうしの女性じょせいにだけ優やさしくする態度たいどは怒いかりを禁きんじえない。
I can't help but feel angry at his attitude of being kind only to the female superiors.

日本語にほんごを勉強べんきょうしてまだ半年はんとしなのに、JLPT N1に合格ごうかくしたなんて、誰だれもが驚おどろきを禁きんじえなかった。
He passed the JLPT N1 after studying Japanese for only six months, and everyone couldn't help but be amazed.

期待きたいはしていなかったが、内定ないていの連絡れんらくをもらった時ときは喜よろこびを禁きんじえなかった。
I wasn't expecting it, but I couldn't contain my joy when I received the job offer.