HomeGrammarJLPT N2~かねる (〜kaneru)

~かねる (〜kaneru)

JLPT N2

Explanation

Express inability or impossibility of doing an action (often as a polite refusal).

Formation

Detailed explanation

The ~かねる grammar point is used to express that someone cannot do an action or that something is impossible to do. It typically has a nuance of reluctance or polite refusal and is formed by adding かねる to the ます-stem of the verb.

Examples

Sono mondai wa muzukashii no de, watashi ni wa kaiketsu shi-kanemasu.

Since that problem is difficult, I cannot solve it.

Kare no itte iru koto ga shinjitsu ka dō ka handan shi-kanemasu.

I cannot judge whether what he is saying is true or not.

Kanojo ga kuru ka dō ka ima sugu ni wa wakari-kanemasu.

I cannot immediately know whether she will come or not.

Kuwashii naiyō ni tsuite wa setsumei shi-kanemasu.

I cannot explain the details.

Practice

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