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心配でならない (しんぱいでならない) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

心しん配ぱいでならない

Meanings

1

expression, i-adjective

can't help worrying; extremely worried

Expresses an uncontrollable, intense feeling of worry. The pattern 〜でならない is a fixed expression meaning 'can't help feeling...'.

試し験けんの結けっ果かが心しん配ぱいでならない。
I can't help worrying about the exam results.
彼かれの健けん康こう状じょう態たいが心しん配ぱいでならない。
I'm extremely worried about his health.

Kanji

心heart, mind, spirit
配distribute, spouse, exile

Similar words

心しん配ぱい
心配 is a noun or na-adjective meaning 'worry', while 心配でならない is a fixed expression emphasizing an uncontrollable feeling of worry.
〜でならない
A grammatical pattern attached to nouns or na-adjectives to express an irresistible feeling. 心配でならない is a common instantiation.

Etymology

The expression 〜でならない is a fixed pattern meaning 'can't help feeling...'. Its historical derivation is uncertain, but it is conventionally used to express uncontrollable emotions.