JLPT N1 grammar

〜には及ばないmeaning and usage

Meaning

  1. There is no need to A
  2. Doesn't reach the level/ability A; can't compete with A

How to form it

  • verb (dictionary form)には及ばない/には及びません
  • nounには及ばない

How it is used

(1) 'There is no need to A', often to politely decline, as in 「お礼には及びません」. (2) After a noun, also 'not as good as A, no match for A'. Context tells them apart.

Examples

  1. 遠慮には及びません、どんどん飲んで食べてください。

    You needn't hold back. Please eat and drink a lot.

  2. ご心配には及びません。一人で帰れますから。

    There's no need to worry. I can get home on my own.

  3. 歌のうまさでは、まだまだ母には及ばない。

    When it comes to singing, I'm still nowhere near as good as my mother.