〜かねる
Formation
N2PotentialPoliteBusiness
Meaning
Used to politely or formally express inability to do something, often due to psychological or social reasons. It conveys the nuance of 'wanting to but being unable to' or 'finding it difficult to do so'.
Examples
その件については、私には分かりかねます。
I'm afraid I cannot understand that matter personally.
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