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Very A; Extremely A
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私 に は 父 が 未 だ 生 き て 居 る と 思 え て な ら な い 。 
I can't help thinking Father is still alive.
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今年 の 夏 は 暑 く て 成 ら な い 。 
Summer this year is unbearably hot.
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彼 の 歌 を 聞 く 度 に 涙 が 溢 れ て 成 ら な い 。 
My eyes overflow with tears every time I hear that song.
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10
あ ん な 奴 に い い よ う に さ れ る なんて 、 情 け な く て な ら な い 。 
It's too pitiful to see you used by that kind of person.
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Construction
(Elements in parentheses are optional.)
Aい-adjective -い くて
 
Aな-adjective で
 
AVerb: て-form
 
 
ならない
Related Expressions
てしょうがない/てしかたがない
てたまらない
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Grammar usage notes

1.~てならない is much more restricted in its use than ~てたまらない and ~て仕方がない.
2. You can't use it with adjectives that express neither a psychological nor physical feeling (eg: x狭い、x高い)
3. You can't use it with these adjectives either: 痛い (ache)、嫌い (dislike)、好き(like). (use たまらない・仕方がない).
4. You can't use it with verb phrases のどが渇いて (thirsty), 腹が減って (hungry), くしゃみが出て (sneeze). (use たまらない・仕方がない).
5. See DIJG pp. 219-222.
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火曜
Level: 61
not 100% sure but I think it can also mean "Can't help but A"
such as "私 に は 父 が まだ 生 き て い る と 思おもえ て な ら な い 。" - " I can't help thinking Father is still alive." - example sentence
and "JLPT試験に合格するかどうか心ぱいしてならない。" - "I can’t help but worry if I’ll pass the JLPT exam." - sentence by Rebu2598


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ナタリ!
Level: 200

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mireille
Level: 1
Construction for the adjectives should be:

I-adjective (-い) + くて + ならない
Na-adjective + で + ならない

Similiar/same meaning: てしょうがない・てたまらない 
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16 years ago
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マイコー
Level: 346
Fixed! It was actually stored correctly in the site's database - the display of the usage construction was just getting messed up.
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16 years ago
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Wallace
Level: 1
I think this contstruction is supposed to have a negative image, differentiating it from ~てしょうがない and ~てたまらない, the implication being that something is so terrible you can hardly stand it. 例文: 将来のことが心配でならない
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14 years ago
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マイコー
Level: 346
I only have one of my good references on me at the moment, but one of the key sentences it gives uses てならない in a positive sense.
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14 years ago
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Kaji
Level: 1
Could we get an adjective example of this, or a clearer definition for what it means in verb contexts? Right now I can see where the meaning ties with the example sentence, but not well enough to feel comfortable using it.
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13 years ago
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できるだけ
Level: 28
Used with an adjective: 頭が痛くてならない。"My head [i]really[/i] hurts. (I can't stand it.)" With verbs, I'd say the best translation would be something like "can't help ~ing," similar to ~て仕方がない.
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13 years ago
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deadtotoro
Level: 1
身体感覚を表す形容詞とは使わない(×かゆくてならない、×頭が痛くてならない等)
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11 years ago


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