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手に負えない
手におえない
Readings
てにおえない
tenioenai
English
Expression
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
too much for one to handle, beyond one's capacity, unmanageable, uncontrollable, incorrigible, obstreperous

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Conjugated forms
Present, Future 手に負えない
is [x]
手に負えなくない
is not [x]
Past 手に負えなかった
was [x]
手に負えなくなかった
was not [x]
Te-form, Continuative 手に負えなくて
is [x] and...
手に負えなくなくて
is not [x] and...
Kanjis
ON: シュ, ズ KUN: て, て-, -て, た-
hand

Stroke: 4 Grade: 1 JLPT: N4 SKIP: 4-4-3 FC: 2050.0


ON: KUN: ま.ける, ま.かす, お.う
defeat, negative, -, minus, bear, owe, assume a responsibility

Stroke: 9 Grade: 3 JLPT: N2 SKIP: 2-2-7 FC: 2780.0


Phrases
この仕事は私には手に負えない。
Parts: 此の (この) 仕事 (しごと) (わたし) には 手に負えない (てにおえない)
This job is beyond my ability.