〜ずにははいられない
Formation
N2LimitationNeutral
Variations
ないではいられない
Meaning
Indicates that a certain feeling or action could not be contained, or that it naturally resulted from a certain condition or situation, regardless of one's will.
Examples
彼の身の上話を聞いて、泣かずにはいられなかった。
Hearing his life story, I couldn't help but cry.
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