“Cannot help” in Japanese
Short answer
Cannot help in Japanese is “ならない” (naranai). Full meaning: cannot help (feeling), unbearably, awfully, irresistibly; must not ..., should not ...; must ..., have to ..., ought to ....
Other ways to say “Cannot help” in Japanese
禁じ得ない
kinjienai cannot help (laughing, feeling sympathy, etc.), cannot hold back (tears, anger, etc.), cannot suppress
ない訳にはいかない
naiwakenihaikanai cannot avoid (doing), cannot help (doing), have no other choice but to, must (do)
ざる得ない
zaruenai have to, have no choice but to, cannot help (doing), be compelled to, be obliged to, be forced to
ざるを得ぬ
zaruwoenu have to, have no choice but to, cannot help (doing), be compelled to, be obliged to, be forced to
ざる終えない
zaruoenai have to, have no choice but to, cannot help (doing), be compelled to, be obliged to, be forced to
ざるを得ない
zaruwoenai have to, have no choice but to, cannot help (doing), be compelled to, be obliged to, be forced to
他ない
hokanai can do nothing but ..., have no choice but to ..., there is nothing to do but ..., cannot help ...
他はない
hokahanai can do nothing but ..., have no choice but to ..., there is nothing to do but ..., cannot help ...
堪らん
tamaran intolerable, unbearable, unendurable; irresistible, tremendous, out of this world; cannot help (doing), cannot but do, anxious to do
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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