JLPT Taisaku 162#てはいられない

てはいられない

Meaning：

cannot/shouldn't be ~ing; cannot/shouldn't (stay/remain/etc); cannot/shouldn't waste time~ ing; cannot afford to; cannot help ~ing

Examples；

将来のことを考えると、いつまでもこんな仕事をしてはいられない。

When I think about the future, (I realize) I can't keep doing this kind of work forever.

彼女があまりにも自分勝手だったので、一言言わないではいられなかった。

Because she was acting so selfishly, I couldn't resist saying something to her.

彼が好きだと気づいた時から、もうただの友達ではいられなくなった。

Once I realized that I loved him, I couldn't be just a friend anymore.

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