N2 grammar · Lesson 20

「てならない」「ずにはいられない」: can’t help it

その映画えいがの最後さいごの場面ばめんでは、泣なかずにはいられなかった。

「てならない」: a feeling you can’t hold back; 「ずにはいられない」 「ないではいられない」: can’t help doing. Compare 「てたまらない」 「ざるを得えない」.

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In this lesson

  1. 01「てならない」: so strong you can’t hold it back
  2. 02「ずにはいられない」 and 「ないではいられない」: can’t help doing …
  3. 03Review 「てたまらない」: who does what
  4. 04In conversation and in writing

Practice

  • What does this sentence mean?
  • Which sentence uses it correctly?
  • Choose the phrase for each blank
  • Rewrite as asked
  • Put the pieces in order
  • Read and answer the questions

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