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〜てやまない

never cease to, sincerely (hope, love)

Verb て-form (願う, 祈る, 愛する, 期待する) + やまない / やみません

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てやまない expresses a deep, lasting feeling that never stops: 平和を願ってやまない, "I never stop hoping for peace".

It goes with a small set of verbs of hoping, loving and respecting: 願う, 祈る, 愛する, 期待する, 尊敬する. It's formal and heartfelt, and it's a staple of speeches, letters and closing greetings: 皆様のご健康を願ってやみません, "I sincerely wish you all good health".

It can describe others in the past: 母が愛してやまなかった町, "the town my mother loved so dearly".

It's literally "doesn't stop (feeling)". Compare てたまらない (N3), "so … I can't stand it", which is casual and about intense physical or emotional states.

Examples

  • 皆様みなさまのご健康けんこうを願ねがってやみません。

    I sincerely wish you all good health.

  • 世界せかいの平和へいわを願ねがってやまない。

    I never stop hoping for world peace.

  • 彼かれは、母ははが愛あいしてやまなかった町まちに帰かえった。

    He returned to the town his mother had loved so dearly.

  • 皆様みなさまの今後こんごのご活躍かつやくを期待きたいしてやみません。

    I look forward to your continued success.

  • 子こどもたちの幸しあわせを祈いのってやまない。

    I never stop praying for the children's happiness.

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