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13課 可能・不可能・禁止 教科書 p.56〜59
Possible / impossible / forbidden — easy to imagine…, impossible even if you want to…, not allowed…
13課

〜て(は)いられない

教科書 p.56
接続:動て形 + (は)いられない
It can't go on... forever. The situation is urgent so it is not allowed to maintain that state.
注意 / Note:Shows the speaker's impatience and urgency.
比較 / Compare:〜て(は)いられない(unable to maintain state, impatient)/〜ざるを得ない(forced to do).
よく出る形 / Common form:動て形+(は)いられない。Common: のんびりしてはいられない・黙ってはいられない.
締め切りが近い。のんびりしてはいられない。
It's almost due. You can't just take it easy forever.
こうしてはいられない、すぐ出かけよう。
It can't go on like this, let's go now.
こんなひどい状況を黙って見てはいられない。
We cannot sit still and watch this terrible situation.

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