わけにはいかない (wake niwa ikanai)

Meaning

  1. cannot (due to external circumstances)
  2. cannot afford to
  3. must not
  4. impossible to

All JLPT 3 grammar : 訳にはいかない(わけにはいかない, wake niwa ikanai), cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do), [Expression]

Usually written using kana alone

Example

日本語意味
むろん、舟は何百艘も水面を動きまわっているが、どれでもいいというわけにはいかない。Of course there were several hundred boats moving around on the water but not just any old one would do.
満場一致というわけにはいかないけれど、君の提案は採択されたよ。It was by no means unanimous but your proposal was selected.
本当に捨てるわけにはいかないよ。We can’t really throw it away!
僕はその問題を黙って見過ごすわけにはいかない。I cannot silently overlook this problem.

Vocabulary

日本語ローマ字意味
水面suimenwater’;s surface
動きugokimovement; move; motion; trend; development; change; fluctuation
hyakuhundred
いいiigood
naniwhat
anidea, plan, thought
baplace, spot, scene
一致icchimatch, agreement
提案teianproposal, suggestion
kimiyou, buddy, pal
捨てるsuteruto throw away, to cast away
honbook
本当hontoutruth, reality
過ごすsugosuto pass
bokuI, me
問題mondaiquestion, problem

Kanji

漢字おんよみくんよみ意味
ヒャク,ビャクももhundred
なに, なん, なに-what
スイみず, みず-water
ドウうご.く, うご.かすmove, motion
メン,ベンおも, おもて, つらmask, face, features
ジョウ,チョウlocation, place
クンきみ, -ぎみmister, you, ruler
マン,バンみ.ちる, み.つ, み.たすfull, enough, satisfy
ホンもとbook, present, main, origin, true, real
トウあ.たる, あ.たり, あ.てるhit, right, appropriate
ケンみ.る, み.える, み.せるsee, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible
ダイtopic, subject
モンと.う, と.い, とんquestion, ask
す.ぎる, す.ごす, あやま.ちoverdo, exceed, error

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