# 〜ずにはいられない (zuni wa irarenai)
〜ずにはいられない expresses an irresistible urge or compulsion, meaning "cannot help but" or "cannot resist."
## Usage
Emphasizes that one cannot control the urge to do something. する becomes せず.
I couldn't help but laugh.
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