- 1. [exp, v1] can be; can exist; can stay (uk)
- 2. [exp, v1] cannot help but ... — after a verb in negative form as 〜ずにはいられない、〜ないではいられない, etc. (uk)
Kanji in this word
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居
reside, to be, exist, live withOn: キョ (kyo)、 コ (ko)Kun: い.る (i.ru)、 -い (-i)、 お.る (o.ru)
Example Sentences
その事故で両親を亡くした少女に同情せずにはいられなかった。
sono jiko de ryoushin wo naku shita shoujo ni doujou sezunihairarenakatta .
I couldn't but sympathize with the girl who had lost her parents in the accident.