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Verb[ない]+ ずにはいられない
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About ずにはいられない
ずにはいられない will be attached to the indeterminate form of verbs. This is the same stem form as ない uses.
- 美味しそうなステーキが目の前にあったら、食べずにはいられない。If there is a delicious looking steak in front of me, there is no way I can resist eating it.
- この映画を見ると誰でも泣かずにはいられない。No matter who you are, if you watch this movie, there is no way you can not cry.
- この10年間色々とお世話になったから、先輩には感謝をせずにはいられない。This past 10 years, I have been helped a lot by my senpai, so there is no way I can go on without showing them some appreciation.
- 私は猫アレルギーなのでくしゃみをせずにはいられない。I am allergic to cats so I can't not sneeze.
Synonyms
ないわけにはいかない
Can't not, No way to avoid
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てしょうがない
Extremely, Very, Really, It can't be helped
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ずに
Without doing
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てたまらない
Can't help but want to, Very, Extremely
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ないではいられない
Cannot help doing something, Cannot resist doing something
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てならない
Very, Extremely, Can't help but do
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ざるを得ない
Can't help doing, Have no choice but
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わけにはいかない
Cannot afford to, No way, Impossible to do
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Examples
子供が生まれて泣かずにはいられない。
You can't help but cry when your child is born.
事故が起こったら、助けずにはいられない。
When an accident occurs, you can't help but help out.
それを思い出すたびに恥ずかしくならずにはいられない。
Everytime I recall that I can't help but get embarassed.
彼の変顔は面白すぎて、笑わずにはいられません。
His strange faces are just too funny, I can't help but laugh.
一部だけ読んだ小説の結末に興味を持つようになって、読まずにはいられない。
Since I am so curious about the ending of a book I read only part of, I can't stop myself from reading it.
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