なれなかった

couldn't become, was unable to become

→ なる
なれ become + なかっ Negative past + Past tense
verb · past indicative Rare #30,824
couldn't become, was unable to become
JA: 努力したが、医者になれなかった。
EN: I tried hard, but I couldn't become a doctor.
Conjugation of なる
Indicative past

経歴のために彼はその仕事を始めたのだが好きになれなかった

He took the job to build his career, but he didn't like it.

彼はプライド高かったのでその屈辱無視する気になれなかった

Because he was very proud, he couldn’t bring himself to ignore the humiliation.

遅刻したからといって彼女を叱る気になれなかった

Just because she was late, I couldn't bring myself to scold her.

どうしてもその仕事を受ける気になれなかった

I just couldn't bring myself to accept the job.

好きになれなかった

I couldn't bring myself to like it.