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.
Formed from the verb やる (to do) in its continuative form やり + the suffix かねない (from かねる, expressing possibility or capability). The combination is a fixed expression meaning 'likely to do' or 'capable of doing'.