寒（さむ）すぎて写生（しゃせい）し<strong>てはいられません</strong>。

髭（ひげ）を剃（そ）っ<strong>てはいられない</strong>。緊急（きんきゅう）事態（じたい）だ。

<span class='name-highlight'><span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='416'>友達（ともだち）</span>への<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='905'>自分（じぶん）</span>の<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='315'>仕事（しごと）</span>の愚痴（ぐち）</span>：「また<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='1001'>週末（しゅうまつ）</span>上司（じょうし）に<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='315'>仕事（しごと）</span>をさせられた。<span class='gp-popout vocab-popout' data-gp-id='30' data-vocab-id='91'>この</span>まま<strong>じゃいられない</strong>。転職（てんしょく）<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='138'>する</span>つもりだ<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='78'>よ</span>。」

<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='849'>私（わたし）</span>は一日（いちにち）たりとも<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='637'>日本語（にほんご）</span>の<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='397'>勉強（べんきょう）</span>なし<strong>ではいられない</strong>。

<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='101'>こんな</span>ひどい商品（しょうひん）、宣伝（せんでん）し<strong>てはいられません</strong>。

あまりにも量（りょう）が多（おお）すぎて、<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='813'>番号（ばんごう）</span>を揃（そろ）え<strong>てはいられない</strong>。

<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='655'>時間（じかん）</span>がない。下書（したが）きし<strong>てはいられない</strong>。

<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='564'>彼（かれ）</span>は実績（じっせき）を上（あ）げています。負（ま）け<strong>てはいられません</strong>。

<span class='gp-popout vocab-popout' data-gp-id='42' data-vocab-id='230'>もう</span><span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='348'>働（はたら）く</span>しかない。受験（じゅけん）し<strong>てはいられない</strong>。

<span class='name-highlight'>小野（おの）</span>:<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='71'>カラオケ</span>に行（い）こう！<br><span class='name-highlight'>岩本（いわもと）</span>:<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='137'>すみません</span>、<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='643'>明日（あした）</span>の<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='681'>朝（あさ）</span><span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='993'>までに</span>数学（すうがく）の<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='517'>宿題（しゅくだい）</span>を<br>しなくちゃいけないから、<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='71'>カラオケ</span>し<strong>てはいられない</strong>。

待（ま）ち合（あ）わせに間（ま）に合（あ）わないから、シャッターを閉（し）め<strong>てはいられない</strong>。

対立（たいりつ）し<strong>てはいられない</strong>。協力（きょうりょく）しないと<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='474'>大変（たいへん）</span>なことになります。

Additional Breakdown and Example Sentences

Breakdown, Example Sentences and Listening

<div class='writeup-body'><span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='498'>てはいられない</span> is a grammar pattern which consists of the conjunction-particle て, は, and the negated-potential form of the る-Verb いる 'to be'. Common translations include 'to be unable to (A)', and 'cannot afford to (A)'. The literal meaning of 'to not be able to be with (A)' just reflects the impossibility of the word that this structure is attached to.<br>This structure is almost exclusively seen with verbs, but may occasionally be seen with い-Adjectives, な-Adjectives or nouns as well.<ul class='writeup-examples--holder'><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'>明日（あした）までに提出（ていしゅつ）しないといけないレポートがあるから、遊（あそ）ん<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='498'>ではいられない</span>。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>I have an essay I need to submit by tomorrow, so I can't afford to hangout.</div></li><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'>あと30分（ぷん）で家（いえ）を出（で）ないといけないので、のんびりご飯（はん）を食（た）べ<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='498'>てはいられない</span>。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>I have to leave the house in 30 minutes, so I am unable to relax and eat my food.</div></li><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'>午後（ごご）までに終（お）わらせるように先輩（せんぱい）に頼（たの）まれたから、休（やす）ん<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='498'>ではいられない</span>。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>My senpai asked me to finish by this afternoon, so I can't afford to take a break.</div></li></ul>The verb that <span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='498'>てはいられない</span> is connected to is often considered to be something that cannot continue on due to either some time-based or feeling-based limitation. In this way, it regularly has the nuance of '(A) cannot continue due to (B)', with the reason of (B) mentioned in another part of the sentence.<br>When appearing with い-Adjectives, な-Adjectives or nouns, the nuance will change slightly, and simply reflects the meaning of いられない itself in conveying that (A) 'cannot be', or is 'impossible' in some way. As always, ては will be replaced by では in the case of nouns and な-Adjectives.<ul class='writeup-examples--holder'><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'>次（つぎ）の大会（たいかい）で勝（か）つには、こんな遅（おそ）く<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='498'>てはいられない</span>。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>We can't afford to be this slow if we want to win the next tournament.</div></li><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'>お父（とう）さんもいつまでも元気（げんき）<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='498'>ではいられない</span>んだから、そろそろ健康（けんこう）に気（き）をつけな。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>Dad, you can't stay healthy forever, so you should start taking better care of yourself.</div></li><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'>もうこんな会社（かいしゃ）の社員（しゃいん）<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='498'>ではいられない</span>。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>I can no longer be an employee of this company.</div></li></ul></div>

Grammar Info

～ては居(い)られない

can't afford to, unable to