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ならない (Naranai) is a Japanese expression meaning “cannot help (feeling), unbearably, awfully, irresistibly”.

Meanings

  1. expressioncannot help (feeling); unbearably; awfully; irresistiblyas ...てならない
  2. expressionmust not ...; should not ...as ...てはならない
  3. expressionmust ...; have to ...; ought to ...as ...なくてはならない, ...なければならない, ...ねばならない, etc.
  4. expressioncannot; unable to
  5. expressionnotas ...ではならない

Examples

  • You are not to break the law.

  • The law should not be violated.

  • You should not break your promise.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).