<span class='gp-popout vocab-popout' data-gp-id='30' data-vocab-id='91'>この</span>耐（た）え<strong>切（き）れない</strong>悲（かな）しみを<span class='gp-popout vocab-popout' data-gp-id='32' data-vocab-id='255'>一緒（いっしょ）に</span>乗（の）り越（こ）えよう！

<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='185'>どんな</span>に愛（あい）しているかを<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='953'>言葉（ことば）</span>で伝（つた）え<strong>切（き）れない</strong>。<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='877'>結婚（けっこん）</span>してくれる？

<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='101'>こんな</span>に<span class='gp-popout vocab-popout' data-gp-id='715' data-vocab-id='746'>たくさん</span><span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='685'>本（ほん）</span>を借（か）りてきても読（よ）み<strong>切（き）れない</strong>んじゃないの？

俺（おれ）のために<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='101'>こんな</span>に世話（せわ）をしてくれて、<span class='gp-popout vocab-popout' data-gp-id='30' data-vocab-id='91'>この</span><span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='738'>気持（きも）ち</span>は<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='953'>言葉（ことば）</span>で表（あらわ）し<strong>切（き）れない</strong>。

掃除機（そうじき）で吸（す）ってもほこりを取（と）り<strong>切（き）れない</strong>。

安（やす）かったから、持（も）ち<strong>切（き）れない</strong>ほど買（か）ってしまいました。

<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='854'>空（そら）</span>の星（ほし）の数（かず）が数（かぞ）え<strong>切（き）れない</strong>。

<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='51'>お皿（さら）</span>が多（おお）すぎて、洗（あら）い<strong>切（き）れない</strong>。

辛（から）かったから、食（た）べ<strong>切（き）れなかった</strong>。

<span class='gp-popout vocab-popout' data-gp-id='30' data-vocab-id='91'>この</span>溢（あふ）れる思（おも）いを抑（おさ）え<strong>切（き）れない</strong>。

貨物（かもつ）、多（おお）すぎて載（の）せ<strong>切（き）れない</strong>。一部（いちぶ）を置（お）いていくしかないな。

新曲（しんきょく）の発売日（はつばいび）が待（ま）ち<strong>切（き）れません</strong>。

<div class='writeup-body'>In the negative-potential form, 切（き）れない will attach to the <span class='info-highlight' data-term='連用形・れんようけい'>conjunctive form</span> of other verbs, to express that a particular action is 'unable to be completed'. Let's look at some examples.<ul class='writeup-examples--holder'><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'>大盛（おおもり）頼（たの）むの？<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='232'>いくら</span>あなた<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='232'>でも</span><span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='14'>ここ</span><span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='6'>の</span>大盛（おおもり）は食（た）べ<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='293'>きれない</span><span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='94'>と思（おも）う</span><span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='78'>よ。</span></div><div class='writeup-example--english'>Are you going to order the large one? I don't think you can possibly finish the portion they serve here.</div></li><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'><span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='47'>あの</span>山（やま）は一日（いちにち）<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='25'>で</span>は登（のぼ）り<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='293'>切（き）れない</span>。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>You can't possibly finish climbing this mountain in one day.</div></li></ul> Unlike <span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='282'>切（き）る</span>, which usually attaches to verbs to show that something was done to the point of running out, <span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='293'>切（き）れない</span> often implies the exact opposite. This means that the (A) verb cannot be completed specifically because there is too much/many of something in order to finish it.<ul class='writeup-examples--holder'><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'>宇宙（うちゅう）<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='32'>に</span>は数（かぞ）え<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='293'>切（き）れない</span><span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='201'>ほど</span><span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='6'>の</span>星（ほし）<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='13'>がある</span>。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'> There are too many stars in space to count.</div></li><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'><span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='30'>この</span>肉（にく）は厚（あつ）すぎて歯（は）<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='36'>で</span>は噛（か）み<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='293'>切（き）れない</span>。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'> This meat is so thick that it is not possible to chew with your teeth.</div></li></ul><span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='293'>切（き）れない</span> may also imply that something cannot be done 'to the point of satisfaction'. In this case, the feeling of dissatisfaction is what the speaker considers too much to overcome.<ul class='writeup-examples--holder'><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'>私（わたし）の<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='30'>この</span>気持（きも）ちは言葉（ことば）<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='36'>で</span>は表（あらわ）し<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='293'>きれない</span>。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'> I cannot possibly explain this feeling of mine with words. (Cannot explain satisfactorily)</div></li><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'>楽（たの）しみ過（す）ぎて待（ま）ち<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='293'>きれない</span>。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>I am so excited that I can't wait. (Cannot wait satisfactorily)</div></li></ul></div>

Grammar Info

切(き)れない

being unable to finish or complete