JLPT N1 Grammar (ni shinobinai)

Meaning

cannot bring oneself (to do); unable to bear ~

Level: JLPT N1

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Verb (dictionary)に忍びない
ni shinobinai に忍びない にしのびない jlpt n1 grammar meaning 文法 例文 japanese flashcards

Learn Japanese grammar: 【にしのびない】(ni shinobinai). Meaning: cannot bring oneself (to do); unable to bear ~.

This expresses that doing [X] is either something the speaker cannot bear to do, or something that pains their heart to do.

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Example #1

ねつでつらそうなこどもをみるにしのびない。
netsu de tsurasouna kodomo o miru ni shinobinai.
It pains my heart to see a child suffering with a fever.
Example #2

おとうさんがしごとでつかれてねているので、おこすにしのびない。
otousan ga shigoto de tsukarete nete iru node, okosu ni shinobinai.
My dad is tired from work and sleeping, so I can't bear to wake him up.
Example #3

もとしゅじんがこれまでにしてきたひどいこういのかずかずはかたるにしのびない。
moto shujin ga kore made ni shite kita hidoi koui no kazukazu wa kataru ni shinobinai.
I can't stand to talk about the terrible acts that my ex-husband has done so far.
Example #4

うちのこがびょうきでよわっていくすがたをみるにしのびない。
uchi no ko ga byouki de yowatte iku sugata o miru ni shinobinai.
I can't stand to see my child weakening due to illness.
Example #5

このさいふはもうボロボロだけど、かれしがくれたプレゼントなので、すてるにしのびない。
kono saifu wa mou boroboro dakedo, kareshi ga kureta purezento na node, suteru ni shinobinai.
This wallet is already worn out, but it's a gift my boyfriend gave me, so I can't bring myself to throw it away.
Example #6

きにはいっていないが、こうちょうせんせいからもらったおみやげなので、すてるにしのびない。
ki ni haitteinai ga, kouchou sensei kara moratta omiyage na node, suteru ni shinobinai.
I don't like it, but it's a souvenir I got from the principal, so I can't bring myself to throw it away.
Example #7

かいがいのデモでおおくのひとが亡なくなったり、けがをしたというニュースはきくにしのびない。
kaigai no demo de ooku no hito ga nakunattari, kega o shita toiu nyuusu wa kiku ni shinobinai.
I can't stand to hear the news that many people were killed or injured in overseas demonstrations.

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