Japatan
접속
- Vて形 + しょうがない・たまらない
- いA(〜くて) + しょうがない・たまらない
- なA + で + しょうがない・たまらない
해설
Expresses a feeling or physical sensation so strong you can't bear it, with words like うれしい, 寂しい, 暑い, 痛い, or 気になる. Both mean nearly the same, but ~てしょうがない is more casual. They describe the speaker's own feelings; for others, add ようだ or らしい.
예문
試験の結果が 気になってしょうがない。
I can't stop worrying about the exam results.
今日は朝から 暑くてたまらない。
It has been unbearably hot since this morning.
一人で外国に住み始めたころは、寂しくてたまらなかった。
When I first started living abroad alone, I was terribly lonely.
明日の旅行が 楽しみでしょうがない。
I'm so excited about tomorrow's trip I can hardly stand it.
주의
~てしかたがない means the same and is slightly more formal. Na-adjectives connect with で, as in 心配でたまらない.
미니 퀴즈
1昨日から歯が（ ）たまらない。
정답과 해설
정답: 1 痛くて
My tooth has been hurting terribly since yesterday. I-adjectives take the くて form before たまらない, so 痛くてたまらない is correct.
2新しい仕事がうまくいくか、心配（ ）しょうがない。
정답과 해설
정답: 3 で
I'm so worried about whether the new job will go well. 心配 is a na-adjective, so it connects with で: 心配でしょうがない.
3昨日あまり寝ていないので、眠くて（ ）。
정답과 해설
정답: 4 たまらない
I didn't sleep much last night, so I'm terribly sleepy. 眠くてたまらない means extremely sleepy. The pattern is always negative, so たまる and しょうがある are wrong, and かまわない means 'it's OK', which does not fit.
