“Unable to do” in Japanese
Short answer
Unable to do in Japanese is “能わず” (atawazu). Full meaning: unable to do, impossible to do.
Other ways to say “Unable to do” in Japanese
儘ならぬ
mamanaranu unable to do (as one wishes), able to do only with great effort, almost impossible to do, beyond one's control, not always turning out as one wishes, not going the way one wants it to
儘ならない
mamanaranai unable to do (as one wishes), able to do only with great effort, almost impossible to do, beyond one's control, not always turning out as one wishes, not going the way one wants it to
敵わない
kanawanai no match for, cannot compete with, not in the same league as, powerless against; cannot stand, cannot bear, cannot put up with, unbearable, intolerable; unable to do, cannot do, impossible
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