No. 2,089 in Japanese
否め
"否め" refers to "negation" or "denial" in English, derived from the verb "否める" meaning "to deny."
In a sentence
このプロジェクトの難しさは否めません。
The difficulty of this project is undeniable.
Here, "否め" (inamedu) is used in its masen negation form "否めません" to articulate the inability to deny the difficulty.
彼の努力の成果は否めないだろう。
His effort's success is probably undeniable.
"否めない" (inamenai) is employed to express a strong likelihood that his results are irrefutable.
その意見には否めない点があります。
There are undeniable aspects in that opinion.
"否めない" is used attributively to point out aspects that cannot be simply refuted in German, emphasizing the logical sharpness.
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