Decoded Slug: ～かねる (〜kaneru)
Japanese JLPT Grammar Point
～かねる (〜kaneru)
～かねる (〜kaneru)
Short explanation:
Express inability or impossibility of doing an action.
Formation:
Verb-ます stem + かねる
Examples:
その問題は難しいので、私には解決できかねます。
Sono mondai wa muzukashii node, watashi niwa kaiketsu dekikanemasu.
Since that problem is difficult, I cannot solve it.
彼の言っていることが真実かどうか判断しかねます。
Kare no itte iru koto ga shinjitsu ka douka handan shikanemasu.
I cannot judge whether what he is saying is true or not.
彼女が来るかどうか今すぐには分かりかねます。
Kanojo ga kuru ka douka ima sugu ni wa wakarikanemasu.
I cannot immediately know whether she will come or not.
詳しい内容については説明しかねます。
Kuwashii naiyou ni tsuite wa setsumei shikanemasu.
I cannot explain the detailed contents.
Long explanation:
The ～かねる grammar point is used to express that someone cannot do an action or something is impossible. It typically has a negative connotation and is used with potential form of verbs to show incapability.
