とれない

cannot get, cannot earn, cannot win, doesn't come off, doesn't go away

→ 取れる
とれ take + ない Negation
verb · informal Rare #23,204
cannot get, cannot earn, cannot win
JA: 今はまだ免許がとれない。
EN: I can't get my license yet.
doesn't come off, doesn't go away
JA: この汚れはなかなかとれない。
EN: This stain won't come off easily.
cannot take, cannot make time for
JA: 忙しくて、休む時間がとれない。
EN: I'm so busy that I can't make time to rest.
Conjugation of 取れる
Potential
とれない

包帯はとれないな

The bandage won’t come off.

— 火垂るの墓 (1988)

友人からはとれないよ

You can't get it from a friend.

— ザ・マン・フロム・アース (2007)

まだ免許はとれないよ。

You still can't get your license yet.

どんなにがんばっても君に一等賞はとれない。

No matter how hard you try, you won't win first prize.

一生懸命に勉強しなければ決して良い成績はとれない。

You’ll never get good grades unless you study hard.

悪い癖はなかなかとれない。

Bad habits are hard to break.