〜てやまない
N1te yamanai
never cease to; sincerely; deeply (hope, respect, love)
Formation
Verb-te + やまない
Chinese meanings
由衷地;始终不止地
Chinese formation
动词て形+やまない
Chinese usage
表示强烈的感情持续不止。
Chinese notes
常接愿望、祈祷、爱和尊敬等,语体正式。
Examples
- 皆様のご健康とご多幸を心より願ってやみません。I sincerely wish you all good health and happiness.衷心祝愿各位健康幸福。
- 恩師は、私が今も尊敬してやまない人物だ。My former teacher is someone I still deeply respect.恩师是我至今仍深深敬重的人。
- この作家は、生涯故郷の海を愛してやまなかったという。This writer is said to have loved the sea of his hometown all his life.据说这位作家一生都深爱着故乡的大海。
Notes
Used with verbs of feeling such as 願う, 祈る, 愛する, 尊敬する, 期待する. Typical of speeches, letters and formal writing.
#emotion#formal#written
Related N1 grammar
Use this entry in code
import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('te-yamanai');
{
"id": "te-yamanai",
"pattern": "〜てやまない",
"romaji": "te yamanai",
"level": "N1",
"meaning": "never cease to; sincerely; deeply (hope, respect, love)",
"formation": "Verb-te + やまない",
"examples": [
{
"ja": "皆様のご健康とご多幸を心より願ってやみません。",
"furigana": "{皆様|みなさま}のご{健康|けんこう}とご{多幸|たこう}を{心|こころ}より{願|ねが}ってやみません。",
"en": "I sincerely wish you all good health and happiness."
},
{
"ja": "恩師は、私が今も尊敬してやまない人物だ。",
"furigana": "{恩師|おんし}は、{私|わたし}が{今|いま}も{尊敬|そんけい}してやまない{人物|じんぶつ}だ。",
"en": "My former teacher is someone I still deeply respect."
},
{
"ja": "この作家は、生涯故郷の海を愛してやまなかったという。",
"furigana": "この{作家|さっか}は、{生涯|しょうがい}{故郷|こきょう}の{海|うみ}を{愛|あい}してやまなかったという。",
"en": "This writer is said to have loved the sea of his hometown all his life."
}
],
"tags": [
"emotion",
"formal",
"written"
],
"notes": "Used with verbs of feeling such as 願う, 祈る, 愛する, 尊敬する, 期待する. Typical of speeches, letters and formal writing.",
"zh": {
"source_hash": "ccd6b81bc89dd54c8603bee773510f16a644262c86c7a96dea0adfb1b5cd6cd8",
"meanings": [
"由衷地",
"始终不止地"
],
"formation": "动词て形+やまない",
"explanation": "表示强烈的感情持续不止。",
"notes": "常接愿望、祈祷、爱和尊敬等,语体正式。",
"examples": [
{
"ja": "皆様のご健康とご多幸を心より願ってやみません。",
"zh": "衷心祝愿各位健康幸福。"
},
{
"ja": "恩師は、私が今も尊敬してやまない人物だ。",
"zh": "恩师是我至今仍深深敬重的人。"
},
{
"ja": "この作家は、生涯故郷の海を愛してやまなかったという。",
"zh": "据说这位作家一生都深爱着故乡的大海。"
}
],
"references": [
"sources/grammar/n1.json#te-yamanai",
"Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
],
"review_hash": "a58de529d33c201cfb2952f0c860bc3a01a4417b980aa30a9726b7d1e804c300",
"status": "reviewed",
"reviewer": "Codex",
"review_method": "ai",
"reviewed_at": "2026-10-28"
}
}