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忍びない
【 しのびない 】
1. [exp,adj-i]
《oft. as ...に(は)忍びない》
▶ cannot bear (doing)
▶ cannot bring oneself (to do)
▶ reluctant (to do)
Cross references:
  ⇒ see: 1467450 忍ぶ 2. to endure; to bear; to stand; to put up with
  ⇐ see: 1467400 忍び【しのび】 6. tolerance

Conjugations


History:
11. A 2024-03-03 07:03:11  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments: 
I'd stick with "oft.". Blend in the には case.
  Diff: 
@@ -14 +14 @@
-<s_inf>sometimes as ...に忍びない</s_inf>
+<s_inf>oft. as ...に(は)忍びない</s_inf>
10. A* 2024-03-02 21:22:33  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Comments: 
It's a significantly higher proportion if you include には忍びない (essentially the same form). I think "often" is fine. We only use "sometimes" notes for variant forms/kanji/etc. I suspect that に(は)忍びない dominates in literature. In Aozora, it accounts for 79% of 忍びない usage.
9. A* 2024-03-02 12:14:13  Marcus Richert
  Refs: 
https://grammar.reverso.net/frequency/
  Comments: 
To me it seems like "often" implies more than 20% of the time.
  Diff: 
@@ -14 +14 @@
-<s_inf>oft. as ...に忍びない</s_inf>
+<s_inf>sometimes as ...に忍びない</s_inf>
8. A 2024-03-02 02:51:47  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
7. A* 2024-03-02 00:54:45  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Refs: 
に忍びない	10,290
  Comments: 
All the kokugos have the same note, and all the examples in the refs are of this form. I think the note is helpful as it's not standard grammar.
  Diff: 
@@ -14 +14,2 @@
-<s_inf>usu. in the form 〜するに忍びない</s_inf>
+<s_inf>oft. as ...に忍びない</s_inf>
+<gloss>cannot bear (doing)</gloss>
@@ -16 +17 @@
-<gloss>unable to bear (e.g. seeing)</gloss>
+<gloss>reluctant (to do)</gloss>
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