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〜を禁じ得ない

JLPT N1 Inevitability and compulsion

cannot help but feel

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を禁じ得ない means one cannot suppress a welling-up emotion. Attach it to a noun naming a feeling (anger, sympathy, surprise). It is formal and literary, used to convey a strong, involuntary emotional response.

Examples

  • に、をなかった。

    Sono koukei ni, namida o kinjienakatta.

    At that sight, I could not hold back my tears.

  • のなにはをない。

    Kare no migatte na taido ni wa ikari o kinjienai.

    I can't help feeling anger at his selfish attitude.

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