死ねない

can't die, cannot die

→ 死ぬ
死ね Potential form (can / be able to) + ない Negation
verb · informal Rare #36,768
can't die, cannot die Often expresses that someone is unable or unwilling to die, depending on context.
JA: まだやることがあるから、こんなところで死ねない。
EN: I still have things to do, so I can't die here.
Conjugation of 死ぬ

ひと思いに死んでやれ…そう思ってもとても死ねない

I thought I might as well just die… but even then, I couldn’t bring myself to do it.

— 生きる (1952)

そ…それでなければと…とても死ねない

I… I can't die without it… I… I just can't.

— 生きる (1952)

簡単には死ねないみたいだ

It looks like I can't die easily.

— ジョジョ・ラビット (2019)

幼い我が子を残しては、死ぬに死ねない。

I can't die and leave my young child behind.

死ねない

I can't die.

— Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train (2020)