Japanese Grammar: “Too~to~”

Japanese Grammar: “Too~to~” – て-form + できない – Review Notes

Today’s Japanese grammar lesson is by request! Today we will be learning the sentence pattern te-form of adjective + negative potential form of verb to say “too~to~”. Learn more about it below!

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Today’s Grammar:

★　Today, we will learn how to say “so___that one can’t___” or “too___to___” in Japanese.

★　For example:

最近、朝が寒くて起きれない。

(Saikin, asa ga samukute okirenai)

Recently, it is so cold in the morning that I can’t get out of bed.

★　寒くて (samukute) is the te-form of the adjective 寒い (samui) which means “cold”

★　起きれない (okirenai) is the negative potential form of the verb 起きる (okiru) which means “to get up”

★　寒くて起きれない (samukute okirenai) means “it’s too cold to get up”

★　Here’s another example:

怖くて振り向けない。

(Kowakute furimukenai)

I’m too scared to look back.

★　怖くて (kowakute) is the te-form of the adjective 怖い (kowai) which means “scary” or “scared”

★　振り向けない (furimukenai) is the negative potential form of the verb 振り向く (furimuku) which means “to look back“

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Additional Examples:

疲れて歩けない。(tsukarete arukenai) = too tired to walk

暑くて眠れない。(atsukute nemurenai) = too hot to sleep

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