得ない

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
Grade: 5

Etymology

negative of 得る

Suffix

()ない (-enai-i (adverbial ()なく (-enaku))

  1. cannot

Usage notes

This suffix attaches to the -masu stem of a verb, and forms -i adjectives.

Inflection