Illustration: Two hikers reach a narrow mountain ravine where the only footbridge has lost its central section. The broken span and steep banks make crossing plainly impossible.

JLPT N2expressionLevel estimated by Bebop

やむを得えない

yamu o enai

unavoidable, cannot be helped

Example sentences

  1. この若人わこうどに対たいしてねたましく思おもう気持きもちを、君きみはやむを得えないものと受うけ入いれなければならない。

    You need to come to terms with your jealousy of this young man.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 彼かれは何年なんねんも前まえにやむを得えない事情じじょうのため、彼女かのじょと別わかれなければなりませんでした。

    He had to part from her owing to unavoidable circumstances many years ago.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 我々われわれはやむを得えない事情じじょうで、その会合かいごうを延期えんきした。

    Circumstances forced us to put off the meeting.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 得

  • 得gain; acquireOnトクKunえる・うる

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