~でたまらない

〜de tamaranai

JLPT N2 Neutral Chapter 75: N2: Can't Help But (Overwhelming Feeling), 3 of 4

Formation

い-Adjective (く) + てたまらない / な-Adjective + でたまらない / Verb-て form + たまらない

Express extremely strong feelings or sensations; 'can't stand', 'unbearably'.

When to use

"Unbearably.../can't stand it" - an intense physical or emotional sensation.

Explanation

The ~でたまらない grammar point is used to convey very strong emotion or sensation - so strong it’s almost unbearable. It’s common with expressions like 暑くてたまらない, うれしくてたまらない, etc.

Example sentences

Can't Help But (Overwhelming Feeling)

Corpus examples (23)