やりかねない · i-adjective
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | やりかねない | やりかねなくない |
| Polite | やりかねないです | やりかねなくないですalso やりかねなくありません |
| Past polite | やりかねなかったです | やりかねなくなかったですalso やりかねなくありませんでした |
| Past | やりかねなかった | やりかねなくなかった |
| Te-form | やりかねなくて | やりかねなくなくて |
| Adverbial | やりかねなく | |
| Conditional | やりかねなければ | やりかねなくなければ |
| Tara conditional | やりかねなかったら | やりかねなくなかったら |
likely to do; capable of doing; would not hesitate to do
Expresses a strong possibility that someone might do something, often with a negative or surprising connotation. Used when the speaker thinks the action is plausible and sometimes alarming. The subject is usually a person, and the verb before かねない is in the continuative form (連用形).
See also: しかねない
He's quite capable of doing it.
That person might well spill the secret.
You never know what she'll say when she's angry. She might even do something terrible.