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~考えられない

Unthinkable/can't believe

N3

~考えられない

Unthinkable/can't believe

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かんがえられない (lit. unable to think) is the negative potential form of かんがえる, and is often used to express that something is "unthinkable" or "unimaginable".

かんがえられない often follows the following grammar:

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    なんて

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    ~は:

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      などは

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      には

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      では

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      とは

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      ということは

E.g. ピザにパイナップルをせるなんてかんがえられない。 "I can't believe that (someone) would put pineapple on pizza."

E.g. マイクがわざとやったとはかんがえられない。 "I can't imagine that Mike did it on purpose."

E.g. 恋愛れんあいかんしては論理ろんりてきにはかんがえられない。 "(I) can't think logically when it comes to love."

    Summary

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    かんがえられない (lit. unable to think) is the negative potential form of かんがえる, and is often used to express that something is "unthinkable" or "unimaginable"

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    かんがえられない most commonly follows なんて, or grammar constructions that end in は such as compound particles and constructions like ということは

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