て(は) かなわない (tewa-kanawanai): Cannot stand; be unbearable if
～て(は) かなわない (tewa-kanawanai)
Meaning
Cannot stand; be unbearable if
Formation and usage
Vて／い-adjective くて／な-adjective で + （は）かなわない
Notation: N = noun; V dictionary = dictionary-form verb; V stem = the stem before ます; plain clause = plain-form clause; negative stem = the form before ない. Follow the attachment shown above.
Explanation
Complains about a situation affecting the speaker, often beyond their control.
Examples
会議の日程を何度も変えられてはかなわない。
I cannot cope with the date of the meeting being changed again and again.
試験の日程を何度も変えられてはかなわない。
I cannot cope with the date of the exam being changed again and again.
研修の日程を何度も変えられてはかなわない。
I cannot cope with the date of the training session being changed again and again.
発表会の日程を何度も変えられてはかなわない。
I cannot cope with the date of the presentation event being changed again and again.
面接の日程を何度も変えられてはかなわない。
I cannot cope with the date of the interview being changed again and again.
How related patterns differ
に堪える can mean worth viewing or able to withstand; に堪えない can express overwhelming emotion with an emotion noun. に忍びない means having no heart to act. を禁じ得ない cannot suppress a feeling; ないではおかない predicts an inevitable effect, and てはかなわない complains of an unbearable situation.