Definition of 敵わない (かなわない)

かな

敵わない

かなわない

kanawanai

adjective
1.
no match for(usually kana)
2.
unbearable(usually kana)
3.
unable, can't do, beyond one's power(usually kana)
Other readings:
かなわない《適わない》
Related Kanji
enemy, foe, opponent
suitable, occasional, rare, qualified, capable
Conjugations
adjective
Plain
Polite
Negative
Negative (Polite)
Present Indicative - Non-past, present and future tense
敵わない
かなわない
kanawanai
敵わないです
かなわないです
kanawanaidesu
敵わなくない
かなわなくない
kanawanakunai
敵わなくありません
かなわなくありません
kanawanakuarimasen

敵わなくないです
かなわなくないです
kanawanakunaidesu
Past Indicative - Perfective, past-tense
敵わなかった
かなわなかった
kanawanakatta
敵わなかったです
かなわなかったです
kanawanakattadesu
敵わなくなかった
かなわなくなかった
kanawanakunakatta
敵わなくありませんでした
かなわなくありませんでした
kanawanakuarimasendeshita

敵わなくなかったです
かなわなくなかったです
kanawanakunakattadesu
Volitional - We will.., We intend to.., Lets..
敵わなかろう
かなわなかろう
kanawanakarou
Presumptive - Probably.. Maybe..
敵わないだろう
かなわないだろう
kanawanaidarou
te-form
敵わなくて
かなわなくて
kanawanakute
Adverb
敵わなく
かなわなく
kanawanaku
Provisional - Hypothetical conditional, If (hypothetical)..
敵わなければ
かなわなければ
kanawanakereba
敵わなくなければ
かなわなくなければ
kanawanakunakereba
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Example sentences(showing 1-20 of 21 results)

I realized that I couldn't beat him in math

I found it very difficult to come up to him in mathematics

I cannot match her in enthusiasm

When it comes to learning English words by heart, nobody can beat him

おんがく
音楽
ぶん
分野
だれ
誰も
わか
若い
じょせい
女性
Nobody is equal to this young woman in the field of music

りょうり
料理
わた
かのじょ
彼女
I am no match for her in cooking

He is no match for me in tennis

I am no match for him

わた
たいくつ
退屈
I am no match for boredom

He did his best but soon saw that he could not compete with such a fast runner

じんぞう
人造
かく
皮革
ほんもの
本物
かわ
Artificial leather can't compare with the real thing

When it comes to playing golf, you cannot beat him

No one excels him in English

りょうり
料理
ちゅうごくじ
中国人
In cooking we cannot hold a candle to the Chinese

I'm no match for you

When it comes to cooking, no one can equal Mary

Nobody compares with her in French

No one equals him in intelligence

I'm no match for him when it comes to playing the piano

No one can match her in speaking French
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