<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='1047'>雨（あめ）</span>に降（ふ）られ<strong>てはかなわない</strong>。

こう寒（さむ）く<strong>てはかなわない</strong>。

<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='262'>上（うえ）</span>の<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='1018'>部屋（へや）</span>の<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='300'>人（ひと）</span>がうるさく<strong>てはかなわない</strong>。

<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='957'>話（はなし）</span>をしている<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='652'>時（とき）</span>、非常識（ひじょうしき）なひとに邪魔（じゃま）され<strong>てはかなわない</strong>。

<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='733'>毎日（まいにち）</span><span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='101'>こんな</span>に蒸（む）し暑（あつ）く<strong>てはかなわない</strong>。

<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='733'>毎日（まいにち）</span><span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='397'>勉強（べんきょう）</span>させられてばかり<strong>ではかなわない</strong>。

<div class='writeup-body'>In order to convey that something is undesirable, the grammar structure <span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='947'>てはかなわない</span> may be used. This combines the <span class='info-highlight' data-term='接続助詞・せつぞくじょし'>conjunction particle</span> て, the <span class='info-highlight' data-term='副助詞・ふくじょし'>adverbial particle</span> は, and the negative form of the う-Verb 叶（かな）う ‘to grant (a wish)’, or ‘to realize (a goal)’. This may be interpreted as ‘it’s unbearable when (A)’, or ‘I can’t stand it when (A)’. However, the literal translation is ‘it’s not a dream come true for (A)’.<br>
When used following verbs, the (A) verb is often in the passive. This indicates that the speaker does not like being the target or victim of (A). However, standard verb structures may also be seen.<ul class='writeup-examples--holder'>
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明日（あした）充電器（じゅうでんき）を忘（わす）れ<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='947'>てはかなわない</span>から、今（いま）のうちに鞄（かばん）に入（い）れておこう。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>
It’d be unbearable if I forgot my charger tomorrow, so I am going to put it in my bag right now.</div></li><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'>


こう頭（あたま）が痛（いた）く<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='947'>てはかなわない</span>。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>
It’s unbearable when my head aches like this.</div></li><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'>


息子（むすこ）に竿（さお）を折（お）られ<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='947'>てはかなわない</span>から、手（て）が届（とど）かないところに置（お）いておこう。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>
It’d be unbearable if my son breaks my fishing rod, so I am going to put it out of reach.</div></li><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'>


今（いま）繁忙期（はんぼうき）だしこんな時（とき）にやめられ<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='947'>てはかなわない</span>。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>
It’d be unbearable if they quit during peak season.</div></li></ul>
In addition to this, <span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='947'>てはかなわない</span> may follow the <span class='info-highlight' data-term='連用形・れんようけい'>conjunctive form</span> of い-Adjectives, or appear as ではかなわない when following な-Adjectives.<ul class='writeup-examples--holder'>
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電車（でんしゃ）で隣（となり）に座（すわ）っている人（ひと）がくさく<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='947'>てはかなわない</span>。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>
It is unbearable when the person sitting next to you on the train smells.</div></li><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'>


そうあやふや<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='947'>ではかなわない</span>。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>
It’s unbearable when you are vague like that.</div></li></ul>
<div class='writeup-caution'><div class='caution-header'>Caution</div>Although many grammar structures frequently appear in hiragana, making their original kanji hard to identify, it will be important not to mix up 叶（かな）う ‘to grant’ with 敵（かな）う ‘to be a match for’. Grammatically, these verbs are both used quite differently.<ul class='writeup-examples--holder'>
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漢字（かんじ）とくると彼女（かのじょ）にはかなわない。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>
She is no match for me when it comes to kanji.</div></li></ul></div></div>

Grammar Info

ては叶(かな)わない

It's unbearable when, It'd be unbearable if, I can't stand it when, I couldn’t stand it if