身が持たない · i-adjective
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 身が持たない | 身が持たなくない |
| Polite | 身が持たないです | 身が持たなくないですalso 身が持たなくありません |
| Past polite | 身が持たなかったです | 身が持たなくなかったですalso 身が持たなくありませんでした |
| Past | 身が持たなかった | 身が持たなくなかった |
| Te-form | 身が持たなくて | 身が持たなくなくて |
| Adverbial | 身が持たなく | |
| Conditional | 身が持たなければ | 身が持たなくなければ |
| Tara conditional | 身が持たなかったら | 身が持たなくなかったら |
unable to stay healthy; ruining one's health; body can't take it
Used when physical strain, overwork, or lifestyle is harming one's health. Often in negative potential form: 身が持たない.
If this overtime keeps up, my health won't hold out.
Staying up all night every day will ruin your health.
unable to maintain one's fortune; financially unsustainable
Rare, figurative extension of the health sense. Used when one's wealth or lifestyle cannot be sustained. Often in the same negative potential form.
If I keep up this luxury, I won't be able to maintain my fortune.