切れない

Japanese

Kanji in this term
切
き
Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Etymology

Negative form of the verb 切(き)れる (kireru)

Suffix

切(き)れない • (-kirenai) 

  1. cannot completely... (because it's excessive)
    彼女(かのじょ)のことが思(おも)い切(き)れない
    kanojo no koto ga omoikirenai
    I can't forget her. (literally "I cannot completely not have thoughts about her")

Adjective

切(き)れない • (kirenai) -i (adverbial 切(き)れなく (kirenaku))

  1. Same as above.

Inflection

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