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JLPT N1i-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

かなわない

kanawanai

no match for, cannot compete with

Example sentences

  1. 私わたしは彼かれにはかなわない。

    I am no match for him.

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  2. トムはメアリーにかなわない。

    Tom is no match for Mary.

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  3. 料理りょうりでは私わたしは彼女かのじょにかなわない。

    I am no match for her in cooking.

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