を禁じ得ない
Meanings
- Cannot help feeling
- Cannot but
- Cannot hold back (emotions)
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Explanation
を禁じ得ない is used when the speaker experiences a strong emotion that cannot be suppressed in a given situation. The thing that cannot be helped comes before を, usually expressed as a noun form derived from a verb (the 連用形/masu-stem) or a noun phrase. This construction is formal or literary and often appears in writing or formal speech. It emphasizes the inevitability of the feeling or reaction, rather than choice.
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Example sentences
In front of that beautiful景, I cannot help but cry.
Hearing her words, my chest warmed, and I cannot help feeling happiness.
I cannot help being surprised at this discovery.
Seeing the child’s innocence, I could not help laughing.
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