できかねる

ichidan verb

be unable to do; find it difficult to do

Expresses inability or strong reluctance to do something, often with a nuance of 'I cannot bring myself to do it' or 'it is not possible for me to do it'. Used in polite refusals or statements of incapacity.

See also: 兼ねる

• その条じょう件けんではお引ひき受うけできかねます。

  I am unable to accept under those conditions.

• 急きゅうな変へん更こうには対たい応おうできかねる場ば合あいがございます。

  We may be unable to accommodate sudden changes.