【No. 2279】Ha ga Tatanai (歯が立たない - Unable to Compete With)
Jan 17, 2024 20:12
Ha ga Tatanai
The Japanese idiom ha ga tatanai is used to describe a situation where someone is beyond your abilities and you cannot compete with them.
・Ha (歯) means "tooth."
・Tatsu/tata (立つ/立た) means "to stand."
・Nai (ない) is a negative suffix.
Therefore, the literal meaning of ha ga tatanai is "one's teeth cannot stand."
This idiom also means being unable to bite something because it is too hard.
From the concept of something being too hard to bite and eat, it came to mean a situation where one's abilities are insufficient to overcome someone or something.
The Japanese idiom ha ga tatanai is used to describe a situation where someone is beyond your abilities and you cannot compete with them.
・Ha (歯) means "tooth."
・Tatsu/tata (立つ/立た) means "to stand."
・Nai (ない) is a negative suffix.
Therefore, the literal meaning of ha ga tatanai is "one's teeth cannot stand."
This idiom also means being unable to bite something because it is too hard.
From the concept of something being too hard to bite and eat, it came to mean a situation where one's abilities are insufficient to overcome someone or something.
歯が立たない
相手が自分の技量を超えていて敵わないことを、「歯が立たない」と表現することができます。
「歯」・・・ "tooth"
「立つ/立た」・・・ "to stand"
「ない」・・・否定の接尾辞
したがって、「歯が立たない」の文字どおりの意味は "one's teeth cannot stand" となります。
この慣用句は、食べものが固くて噛むことができないという意味も持ちます。
固くて食べられないことから、自分の力ではどうしようもできない、という意味も持つようになったというわけです。
相手が自分の技量を超えていて敵わないことを、「歯が立たない」と表現することができます。
「歯」・・・ "tooth"
「立つ/立た」・・・ "to stand"
「ない」・・・否定の接尾辞
したがって、「歯が立たない」の文字どおりの意味は "one's teeth cannot stand" となります。
この慣用句は、食べものが固くて噛むことができないという意味も持ちます。
固くて食べられないことから、自分の力ではどうしようもできない、という意味も持つようになったというわけです。
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- Ha ga Tatanai (歯が立たない - Unable to Compete With)
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- Ha ga Tatanai
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- The Japanese idiom 'ha ga tatanai' is used to describe a situation where someone is beyond your abilities and you cannot compete with them.
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- ・'Ha' (歯) means "tooth."
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- ・'Tatsu/tata' (立つ/立た) means "to stand."
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- ・'Nai' (ない) is a negative suffix.
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- Therefore, the literal meaning of 'ha ga tatanai' is "one's teeth cannot stand."
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- This idiom also means being unable to bite something because it is too hard.
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- From the concept of something being too hard to bite and eat, it came to mean a situation where one's abilities are insufficient to overcome someone or something.
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