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1週4日目 かゆくてたまらない
Condition・emotion・limit
1週4日目

〜てならない

接続:Vて/Aくて/Naで+ならない
just feel very; Uncontrollable natural emotions
注意 / Note:〜かなわない is mainly unpleasant due to external influences; 〜ならない is an emotion that arises spontaneously; 〜たまらない emphasizes the extreme level.
比較 / Compare:Same article: 〜てたまらない/〜てしかたがない/〜てしょうがない. These models are often mistakenly chosen for each other — carefully read the 接続 and nuances above and then decide.
よく出る形 / Common form:動て形/イ形くて/ナ形で+ならない。Or go with 気・心配・残念・不思議. It's more about emotions naturally surging up, uncontrollably.
将来が心配でならない。
I keep worrying about the future.
なぜか故郷が懐かしくてならない。
I don't know why I miss my hometown so much.
あの時の判断が正しかったのか、今も気になってならない。
Whether the decision was right at that time, I still wonder.

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