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JLPT N3i-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

ありえない

arienai

impossible

Example sentences

  1. そんなのはありえない。

    There’s no chance that’ll happen.

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  2. そんなのありえないよ。

    That can’t possibly be true.

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  3. それは可能かのうだが、まずあり得えない。

    It’s possible, but not probable.

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