Decoded Slug: Verb てやまない (Verb te yamanai)
Japanese JLPT Grammar Point
Verb てやまない (Verb te yamanai)
Verb てやまない (Verb te yamanai)
Short explanation:
To express the idea of 'doing something incessantly', 'can't help but do'.
Formation:
Verb-te form + やまない
Examples:
私は母を思ってやまない。
Watashi wa haha o omotte yamanai.
I can't help but think about my mother.
彼は彼女を愛してやまなかった。
Kare wa kanojo o aishite yamanakatta.
He was hopelessly in love with her.
彼は日本の文化を尊敬してやまない。
Kare wa Nihon no bunka o sonkei shite yamanai.
He holds nothing but respect for Japanese culture.
私は音楽を聴いてやまない。
Watashi wa ongaku o kiite yamanai.
I can't stop listening to music.
Long explanation:
The ～てやまない grammar point is used to express that one is doing something so much that it becomes incessant or uncontrollable. It gives a strong emotional or passionate emphasis to the action being described.
