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Home N2 Grammar Pattern List 〜てならない

N2

〜てならない

Meaning

Expresses an emotion or sensation that wells up naturally and cannot be suppressed. As in 「残念でならない」, attached to words of emotion, it states that the feeling is extremely strong.

Examples
  1. 合格の知らせを聞いて、うれしくてならない
  2. 一人で待つ間、心配でならなかった