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かねる

かねるkaneruN2formal

lend + cannot bring myself to

kashi kaneru

cannot bring myself to; am not in a position to

meaning: cannot bring myself to lend

Same meaningRelated

  • 貸かす
  • 〜かねる
  • 貸かしかねる

誠まことに恐おそれ入いりますが、その件けんには貸かしかねる。

makoto ni osoreirimasu ga, sono ken ni wa kashi kaneru.

I'm terribly sorry, but on that matter, I cannot bring myself to lend you. formal

うーん、それはちょっと貸かしかねるなあ。

uun, sore wa chotto kashi kaneru naa.

Hmm, that's something I cannot bring myself to lend easily. casual

Same meaning3

easy or hard to do; hard to bring yourself to

All examples3

cannot bring myself to; am not in a position to — polite refusal

  1. 誠まことに恐おそれ入いりますが、その件けんには対応たいおうしかねます。

    makoto ni osoreirimasu ga, sono ken ni wa taioushikanemasu.

    I'm terribly sorry, but on that matter, I cannot bring myself to accommodate you. formal

  2. うーん、それはちょっと判断はんだんしかねるなあ。

    uun, sore wa chotto handanshi kaneru naa.

    Hmm, that's something I cannot bring myself to judge easily. casual

  3. 彼かれはしばらく黙だまったまま、返事へんじをしかねていた。

    kare wa shibaraku damatta mama, henji o shikanete ita.

    He stayed silent for a while, unable to bring himself to answer. neutral

How it's formed1

All forms2

  • pastかねたkaneta

    貸かしかねた

  • politeかねますkanemasu

    貸かしかねます

Notes

かねる's negative form is かねない, but that word means something different
now (事故じこになりかねない). かねる itself is almost never negated in real use.