Grammar a Day - Level 1 [ 居られない (irarenai) ]

居られない (irarenai) - cannot exist, not possible, can't afford to

--- Notes ---
居られない literally means 'the tea drinking cannot exist.' In
English would be something like, cannot afford to do, is not possible,
cannot be done.

--- Examples ---
お客様がそろそろお着きになって大変なので、のんびりお茶など飲んではいられない。m
Guests are arriving soon and we will be very busy, so we won't be able to
have a quiet cup of tea. m

眩しいというのは目をあけていられないほど光が強い様子だ。
Dazzling is the state when light is so hard that you almost can't keep
the eyes open.

出かけたとき、外にいられないくらい風がつきささった。
When we went out, we almost couln't stand the bite of the wind.

--- Comments ---
I don't understand why ないではいられない is considered level 2
and いられない is considered level 1. (contributor: 赤毛)

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