N2 — outside your level filter

write + not + cannot help doing

kakanai de wa irarenai

cannot help doing; cannot keep oneself from doing

meaning: can't help writing

あの光景こうけいおもすと、いまでも泣かなかないではいられない

ano koukei o omoidasu to, ima demo nakanai de wa irarenai.

When I call that scene to mind, even now I can't help crying. neutral

彼女かのじょかたには、感嘆かんたんせずにはいられない。

kanojo no ikikata ni wa, kantan sezu ni wa irarenai.

One cannot but marvel at the way she lives. neutral

ないではいられない

ないではいられないnai de wa irarenaiN2formal

Formation

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  • literary
  • past
  • polite