Rune Forge#40
N1Pattern 40
〜に堪えない
Formula:
V-る／N
Examples & key points
感謝に堪えません。
Kansha ni taemasen.
I am more grateful than I can say.
On an emotion noun it means beyond bearing — the most formal of thanks
見るに堪えない映像でした。
Miru ni taenai eizō deshita.
The footage was unwatchable.
On a dictionary form it means cannot bear to — the opposite sense
接続で意味が反転する珍しい形です。
Setsuzoku de imi ga hanten suru mezurashii katachi desu.
A rare form whose meaning flips with what precedes it.
A noun gives the positive sense, a verb the negative