Learn Japanese grammar: てたまらない (te tamaranai). Meaning: can’t help but; dying to; extremely ~.
てたまらない (te tamaranai) comes from the Japanese word 堪る (tamaru), which means to bear or endure something (with emphasis).
たまらない is the negative version of that, meaning will not bear / endure, though it can actually mean both that one will not and/or cannot endure something.
It adds a strong emphasis that the speaker is at their “breaking point” with something (either negative or positive).
Verbs and い-adjectives will use the てたまらない form, while な-adjectives will use でたまらない instead.
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てたまらない - Example Sentences 例文
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Example #1
あなたに会いたくてたまらない。
Example #2
日本の夏は暑すぎてたまらない。
Example #3
私は外国へ行きたくてたまらない。
Example #4
子どものことが心配でたまらない。
Example #5
私は目が痛くてたまらない。
Example #6
彼女が出来て嬉しくてたまらない。
Example #7
あの新しい映画を観たくてたまらない。
Vocabulary List 語彙
| Kanji 漢字 | Kana カナ | English 英語 |
|---|---|---|
| 夏 | なつ | summer |
| 暑すぎる | あつすぎる | too hot |
| 心配 | しんぱい | worry |
| 彼女 | かのじょ | she; girlfriend |
| 嬉しい | うれしい | happy |
| 映画 | えいが | movie |
| 観る | みる | to watch |
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