に堪えない
(Ni kotae nai)
unbearable / can't bear to / not worth.
Connection rules
- ＋V dict-form + に堪えない; noun (emotion) + に堪えない.
- ＋Negated form of 〜に堪える — unbearability or 'not worth'.
- ＋Common with evaluation: 見るに堪えない, 聞くに堪えない.
Examples
1.
その映画はひどすぎて、見るに堪えなかった。
Sono eiga wa hido sugi te, miru ni kotae naka ta.
The movie was so bad it was unbearable to watch.
「unbearable / can't bear to / not worth」
2.
彼の話は聞くに堪えない。
Kare no hanashi wa kiku ni kotae nai.
His talk is unbearable to listen to.
「unbearable / can't bear to / not worth」
Practice
The scene of the accident was so terrible that it was unbearable to watch.
事故の現場はあまりにも悲惨で、実に___状況だった。
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