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Pronunciation / Transliteration: te ga todokanai
"都心のマンションは一般のサラリーマンには手が届かない価格だ。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Too expensive for a person or organization to be able to buy or pay for.
"Many families find housing in the city center completely unaffordable." - 2
Exceeding one's financial resources or budget constraints.
"They had to cancel the vacation because the luxury resort rates were simply unaffordable."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the English prefix un- (meaning not) combined with affordable, which stems from the verb afford, originating from Old English geforþian (to advance, further, or accomplish). Over centuries, the meaning shifted from managing or providing to having the financial means to bear the cost of something.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Unaffordable" is said worldwide
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inabordable
Transliteration: inabordable
"Les prix de l'immobilier sont devenus inabordables pour les jeunes."
unbezahlbar
Transliteration: unbezahlbar
"Wohnraum in dieser Gegend ist für normale Arbeiter unbezahlbar geworden."
inaffordabile
Transliteration: inaffordabile
"Questi prezzi sono inaffordabili per la maggior parte delle famiglie."
incosteable
Transliteration: incosteable
"Comprar una casa nueva se ha vuelto incosteable."
inacessível
Transliteration: inacessível
"O custo de vida tornou-se inacessível para muitos."
अह ़ापनीय
Transliteration: अवहनीय
Script: अवहनीय
"बढ़ती कीमतों के कारण यह घर खरीदना अब अवहनीय हो गया है।"
买不起的
Transliteration: mǎibùqǐ de
"大城市的房租对年轻人来说太高昂、买不起了。"
감당할 수 없는
Transliteration: gamdanghal su eomneun
"서울의 집값은 신혼부부들에게 감당할 수 없을 정도로 비싸다."
手が届かない
Transliteration: te ga todokanai
"都心のマンションは一般のサラリーマンには手が届かない価格だ。"
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