“Cannot but do” in Japanese
Short answer
Cannot but do in Japanese is “堪らん” (tamaran). Full meaning: intolerable, unbearable, unendurable; irresistible, tremendous, out of this world; cannot help (doing), cannot but do, anxious to do.
Other ways to say “Cannot but do” in Japanese
堪らない
tamaranai intolerable, unbearable, unendurable; irresistible, tremendous, out of this world; cannot help (doing), cannot but do, anxious to do, cannot get enough of
堪ったもんじゃない
tamattamonjanai intolerable, unbearable, unendurable; tremendous, out of this world, irresistible; cannot help (doing), cannot but do, anxious to do
堪ったものじゃない
tamattamonojanai intolerable, unbearable, unendurable; tremendous, out of this world, irresistible; cannot help (doing), cannot but do, anxious to do
堪ったものではない
tamattamonodehanai intolerable, unbearable, unendurable; tremendous, out of this world, irresistible; cannot help (doing), cannot but do, anxious to do
堪ったもんではない
tamattamondehanai intolerable, unbearable, unendurable; tremendous, out of this world, irresistible; cannot help (doing), cannot but do, anxious to do
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