許(ゆる)し難(がた)い

ゆるしがたい
i-adjective
unforgivable; inexcusable
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present許(ゆる)し難(がた)い許(ゆる)し難(がた)くない
Past許(ゆる)し難(がた)かった許(ゆる)し難(がた)くなかった
て form許(ゆる)し難(がた)くて許(ゆる)し難(がた)くなくて
Adverbial許(ゆる)し難(がた)く—
Conditional ば許(ゆる)し難(がた)ければ許(ゆる)し難(がた)くなければ
Conditional たら許(ゆる)し難(がた)かったら許(ゆる)し難(がた)くなかったら
1. unforgivable; inexcusable; hard to forgive
So wrong, offensive, or harmful that it cannot be forgiven or overlooked.
許(ゆる)し難(がた)い行為(こうい)だ。
It is an unforgivable act.
仲間(なかま)を裏切(うらぎ)るとは許(ゆる)し難(がた)い。
Betraying one's comrades is inexcusable.
弱(よわ)い立場(たちば)の人(ひと)をだまして金(かね)を奪(うば)うのは許(ゆる)し難(がた)い罪(つみ)だ。
Deceiving people in a vulnerable position to take their money is an inexcusable crime.

Formed from 許(ゆる)す (to forgive) + the suffix ～難(がた)い (hard to ~). It expresses strong moral condemnation and has a formal, somewhat literary tone.

USAGE:
The ～難(がた)い pattern attaches to verb stems to mean "difficult to ~": 理解(りかい)し難(がた)い (hard to understand), 信(しん)じ難(がた)い (hard to believe). 許(ゆる)し難(がた)い is stronger and more formal than 許(ゆる)せない.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 許(ゆる)し難(がた)い行為(こうい): an unforgivable act
  • 許(ゆる)し難(がた)い罪(つみ): an inexcusable crime

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 許(ゆる)せない: unforgivable — more colloquial and emotional
  • 耐(た)え難(がた)い: unbearable; hard to endure
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