--- Examples ---
子供たちは親の愛を求めてやまない。
Kids don't stop seeking their parent's love.
空模様からすると、雨はしばらくはやまないだろう。
From the look of the sky I'm afraid the rain won't let up for a while.
ご健康を心から願ってやみません。
I (never stop) wish you good health.
--- Comments ---
Relevant grammar question & comments here (sixth post). (contributor:
Amatuka)
Formed from verb-te + yamanai. (Note that Vte is usually associated with
feelings & desires).
Vte = Verb, -te connective form. (contributor: Amatuka)
This expression is normally used in written Japanese; not conversaitonal
Japanese. I think this belong to Class 3. (contributor: bamboo4)
class 3 as in sankyuu? it seems more 1-kyuu to me, esp if only used
written? (contributor: dc)
Sorry, I made a mistake - I meant 1-kyuu. (contributor: bamboo4)
〜てやまない. This is often used with words such as 求める, 希望する, 祈る
and 願う. (contributor: blabby)
This grammar is indeed for 1kyuu and does not always belog to the written
language. If you hold a speech the form '-teyamimasen' 「てやみません」
It comes from the word「やむ」that means stop. For example you can say
「雨いつごろやむかな」, which corresponds to when you in English want to
say 'When will it stop raining, I wonder'.
Or this
A>「あれ、ピアノの音がやんだ。レッスン終わったんだ」Eh? The sound of the
piano stopped. The lesson is over.
B> 「そうね」Yes, indeed.
(contributor: kuma)
I think ex #3368 doesn't really belongs to this category, rather it belongs
to the verb 「やむ」、although this grammar comes from the word 「やむ」。
(contributor: 誠)
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