Why <開こうとしない> can't be used in the second option?
Is it so because the cap is inanimate object?
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1The lid isn't trying to open, is it?– AngelosFeb 17, 2017 at 17:11
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I think it would be better to say why you think it COULD be used, so we could correct any underlying misunderstandings. What is your understanding of the おうとする construction?– KurausukunFeb 17, 2017 at 18:00
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@Nothingatall that's right - "no matter how many times I try to open the lid, it remains sealed"– へびひめFeb 17, 2017 at 18:01
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@Kurausukun found this in my exercise textbook during studies, i.imgur.com/PiPD8Lz.png– へびひめFeb 17, 2017 at 18:03
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1 Answer
A) このジャムのふたは、いくら開け「よう」としても「開かない」
B) このジャムのふたは、いくら開け「よう」としても「開こうとしない」
C) このジャムのふたは、いくら開け「ろう」としても「開かない」
D) このジャムのふたは、いくら開け「ろう」としても「開こうとしない」
First of all, there is no usage as 「開けろう」in Japanese. The choices C & D are incorrect.
Second, the lid is no human (or even it does not have a life, just a object). So the lid does not have own consciousness. 「開こうとしない」 means "someone does not want to open". But object does not have own consciousness. That's why 「開こうとしない」is incorrect.
