Vocab Info

A5 Expression, い-adjective

食(く)えないshrewd, smart (and wide-awake), cunning, crafty, inedible, uneatable, unable to support oneself, unable to keep body and soul together

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Expression, い-adjective

      1. 1.

        shrewd, smart (and wide-awake), cunning, crafty

      2. 2.

        inedible, uneatable

      3. 3.

        unable to support oneself, unable to keep body and soul together

    All Forms

    食えない 【くえない】

    Details

      • く

      • え

      • な

      • い

    Examples

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    • 食(た)えない奴(やっこ)は嫌(きら)いだ。

      I dislike cunning people.

      • ドブの鯉(こい)は食(た)えない魚(さかな)である。

        Carp from the gutter is an inedible fish.

        • こんな低(てい)収入(しゅうにゅう)のままでは食(た)えないぞ…。

          If I keep earning this little, I won't be able to support myself...

          • 彼(かれ)は当(あ)たりはいいが食(た)えない奴(やっこ)で、あまり好(す)きではない。

            He is pleasant on the outside, but a shrewd guy, so I don't really like him.

            • 煮(に)ても焼(や)いても食(た)えない魚(さかな)なんて、釣(つ)ったとしても何(なに)の価値(かち)もない。

              A fish that is inedible whether boiled or grilled is worthless even if caught.

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