〜てはいられない

import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('te-wa-irarenai');

{
  "id": "te-wa-irarenai",
  "pattern": "〜てはいられない",
  "romaji": "te wa irarenai",
  "level": "N2",
  "meaning": "can't afford to (keep) doing; can't just",
  "formation": "Verb-te + はいられない",
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "締め切りが迫っているので、のんびりしてはいられない。",
      "furigana": "{締|し}め{切|き}りが{迫|せま}っているので、のんびりしてはいられない。",
      "en": "The deadline is approaching, so I can't afford to take it easy."
    },
    {
      "ja": "困っている人を見ると、黙ってはいられない性格だ。",
      "furigana": "{困|こま}っている{人|ひと}を{見|み}ると、{黙|だま}ってはいられない{性格|せいかく}だ。",
      "en": "I'm the type who can't stay quiet when I see someone in trouble."
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "negation",
    "necessity"
  ],
  "notes": "The situation doesn't allow one to stay in state A, so one feels pushed to act. Casual: 〜ちゃいられない / 〜てらんない.",
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "a136934f033b2a1140c9715223e0bc7671397b1ae5b00f58183fddd7e82e1e98",
    "meanings": [
      "不能再……下去"
    ],
    "formation": "动词て形＋はいられない",
    "explanation": "表示处境不允许继续保持某状态。",
    "notes": "口语可说ちゃいられない。",
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "締め切りが迫っているので、のんびりしてはいられない。",
        "zh": "截止日期迫近，不能再悠闲下去了。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "困っている人を見ると、黙ってはいられない性格だ。",
        "zh": "我是那种看到别人有困难就不能袖手旁观的人。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "sources/grammar/n2.json#te-wa-irarenai",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "ad76b3c84dab988876f696a3574c310e8b6ce4b50bdad42acf477349bcfb106e"
  }
}