手に負えない
tenioenai
too much for one to handle, beyond one's capacity, unmanageable, uncontrollable, incorrigible, obstreperous
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  1. tenioenai too much for one to handle, beyond one's capacity, unmanageable, uncontrollable, incorrigible, obstreperous
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Kanji Breakdown
Hand
On: しゅ,ず Kun: て,て-,-て,た-
4 strokes N4
Defeat, Negative, -, Minus, Bear, Owe, Assume A Responsibility
On: ふ Kun: ま.ける,ま.かす,お.う
9 strokes N3
How to Use This Word
I-adjective (い形容詞)
Pattern
手に負えない → 手に負えなくない → 手に負えなかった → 手に負えなくて

💡 Drop い to get the stem: add くない (negative), かった (past), くて (te-form).

Example
とても手に負えないですね。
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