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兼ねない
【 かねない 】
1. [exp,suf] [uk]
《after the -masu stem of a verb》
▶ quite capable of ...
▶ not unlikely to ...
▶ may well ...
▶ might ...
▶ could ...
▶ would not hesitate to ...
Cross references:
  ⇔ see: 1256520 【かねる】 1. to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do
  ⇐ see: 2802780 事になりかねない【ことになりかねない】 1. could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of



History:
9. A 2025-03-08 20:04:16  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments: 
Both are used. It's about 3:1.
8. A* 2025-03-08 17:09:29 
  Comments: 
the other entries use "a"
  Diff: 
@@ -15 +15 @@
-<s_inf>after the -masu stem of verb</s_inf>
+<s_inf>after the -masu stem of a verb</s_inf>
7. A 2024-06-05 20:43:17  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
6. A* 2024-06-05 16:44:25  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Refs: 
gg5, luminous
  Diff: 
@@ -10,0 +11 @@
+<pos>&exp;</pos>
@@ -12,2 +13 @@
-<pos>&exp;</pos>
-<xref type="see" seq="1256520">兼ねる・1</xref>
+<xref type="see" seq="1256520">かねる・1</xref>
@@ -15 +15 @@
-<s_inf>after -masu stem of verb</s_inf>
+<s_inf>after the -masu stem of verb</s_inf>
@@ -17,2 +17,5 @@
-<gloss>could happen</gloss>
-<gloss>not unlikely to</gloss>
+<gloss>not unlikely to ...</gloss>
+<gloss>may well ...</gloss>
+<gloss>might ...</gloss>
+<gloss>could ...</gloss>
+<gloss>would not hesitate to ...</gloss>
5. A 2019-01-05 00:38:35  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
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