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たまらない (たまらない) — intolerable, unbearable, unendurable

たまらない intolerable
Frequency #6520 Grade 5 5 characters expression i-adjective

tamaranai

たまらない
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Meanings

  • intolerable
  • unbearable
  • unendurable

Adjective forms

Non-past covers present and future. Expand a form to see its plain, polite, affirmative and negative versions, where available. Some forms have multiple variants.

Na-adjectives use forms of だ. Conjectural and imperative forms can be formal or literary; everyday usage depends on context.

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Non-past (present / future)

Plain · Affirmative

たまらない

tamaranai

Plain · Negative

たまらなくない

tamaranakunai

Polite · Affirmative

たまらないです

tamaranaidesu

Polite · Negative

たまらなくないです

tamaranakunaidesu

Alternative variant

たまらなくありません

tamaranakuarimasen

Past

Plain · Affirmative

たまらなかった

tamaranakatta

Plain · Negative

たまらなくなかった

tamaranakunakatta

Polite · Affirmative

たまらなかったです

tamaranakattadesu

Polite · Negative

たまらなくなかったです

tamaranakunakattadesu

Alternative variant

たまらなくありませんでした

tamaranakuarimasendeshita

Te-form (connecting)

Plain · Affirmative

たまらなくて

tamaranakute

Plain · Negative

たまらなくなくて

tamaranakunakute

Provisional (〜ば)

Plain · Affirmative

たまらなければ

tamaranakereba

Plain · Negative

たまらなくなければ

tamaranakunakereba

Causative (make / cause to be)

Plain · Affirmative

たまらなくさせる

tamaranakusaseru

Conjectural (probably)

Plain · Affirmative

たまらなかろう

tamaranakarou

Polite · Affirmative

たまらないでしょう

tamaranaideshou

Conditional (〜たら)

Plain · Affirmative

たまらなかったら

tamaranakattara

Plain · Negative

たまらなくなかったら

tamaranakunakattara

Alternative (〜たり)

Plain · Affirmative

たまらなかったり

tamaranakattari

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