N2 L1: 2/23 得ない (12.27.24 F) Flashcards
得ない
Unable to, Cannot
この個人情報は、
本人以外は
知り得ない情報だ。
This personal information is something that nobody apart from the person in question can know.
10年後の自分なんて、
想像し得ません。
G: I can’t imagine myself in 10 years’ time.
そんな大きな災害は
起こりえないと思います。
G: I don’t think such a big disaster will happen.
I think that it’s impossible for a disaster that big to happen. (Natural Japanese)
まあ、
それもあり得るかもしれないけど…
Well, that is possible, but…
田中さんはすごく頭がいいから、
不合格になるなんて
絶対あり得ない。
G: Tanaka-san is very smart, so there’s no way he’d fail.
Tanaka-san is very smart,
so it is absolutely impossible for him to fail.
そこまで大きな地震は
起こり得ない。
G: An earthquake of that magnitude cannot occur.
An earthquake of that magnitude cannot occur.
本来、
水と油は
混ざり得ない。
G: In reality, water and oil cannot mix.
Naturally, you cannot mix water and oil.
そんなことは
ほとんど
起こり得ない
と思います。
G: I think that’s highly unlikely to happen.
I think that there is a good chance that such a thing cannot happen.
私が
その夢を叶えることは
あり得ない。
G: There’s no way I’ll ever make that dream come true.
It is not possible for me to achieve that dream.
夢を叶える: ゆめをかなえる:
Make your dreams come true
君の話術を持ってしても、
説得し得ないだろう。
G: Even with your speaking skills, I don’t think I can convince him.
Even if I had your skill in conversation, I probably couldn’t persuade them.
話術: わじゅつ: Speaking Skills
説得する: せっとくする: to persuade
説得する
To persuade
せっとくする
話術
Speaking Skills
わじゅつ
過去に
犯罪を犯した人は、
信頼し得ない。
G: People who have committed crimes in the past cannot be trusted.
犯す: おかす: to commit
A person that has committed a crime in the past is unable to be trusted.
犯罪を犯した人は、
A person who commits a crime
犯罪: はんざい: crime