〜て（は）かなわない

Says a situation is more than the speaker can put up with. Complaining tone, used in spoken and casual written Japanese; often with こう or 毎日 to stress repetition.

「がまんできない、たまらない」と不満を述べる話し言葉的表現。

Formation: V-te／i-adj-くて／na-adj・N＋で＋（は）かなわない

Example sentences

  1. こう毎日暑くてはかなわない。

    こうまいにちあつくてはかなわない。

    I can't stand it being this hot day after day.

  2. 毎晩上の階がうるさくてかなわない。

    まいばんうえのかいがうるさくてかなわない。

    The floor above is so noisy every night that I can't bear it.

  3. こう急に予定を変えられてはかなわない。

    こうきゅうによていをかえられてはかなわない。

    Having the schedule changed on me like this is more than I can take.

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