Example: Après la longue randonnée, je n'en pouvais plus du tout.
Definition
"Ne plus en pouvoir" means to be completely exhausted or unable to continue due to fatigue or overwhelming difficulty. For example, after a long hike, someone might say they "ne plus en pouvoir" to express that they are utterly worn out and cannot go on any further.
Translations
To be exhausted
No poder más
Niet meer kunnen
No poder més
Nicht mehr können
Etymology
The phrase "ne plus en pouvoir" comes from French, where "ne...plus" is a negation meaning 'no longer' and "en pouvoir" relates to having the strength or ability. Together, it literally means 'to no longer have power or strength.' Did you know this expression vividly captures extreme tiredness by focusing on the loss of one's capacity to carry on?
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To be exhausted