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Why should we say 応えられなく_ **なって** _きて and not 応えられなくて_きて? I have been told
that 応えられなくてきて is not correct by a japanese friend of mine but the
explications were... light.

Thank you
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Why should we say 応えられなくなってきて and not 応えられなくてきて?
Because なってくる is one phrase.

応えない(I don't repay), 応えられない(I can't repay), 応えられなくなる, 応えられなくなってくる.

応えなくて、応えられなくて、応えられなくなって、応えられなくなってきて.

I don't know the translation of last two phrase in English.
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応えられなくてきて means "I came here because I couldn't reply, and...". 応えられなくなってきて
means "I have (gradually) become unable to reply, and...".

Since 応えられない is an adjective (a verb conjugated to an adjective), which stands
for a static state unlike verbs, which can stand for changes, combination with
…てくる can't express gradual changes or accumulation.
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I'm not sure exactly where your doubt lies, but:

  1. 応えられなくてきて  
_(I) come without being able to live up to it, so..._

  2. 応えられないできて  
_(I) have never been able to live up to it so far, so..._

  3. 応えられなくなってきて  
_(I) become less and less able to live up to it, so..._

Among them I think only #3 is suitable for your sentence.

> 彼女の気持ちに **応えられなくなってきて** 、別れたほうがいいと思いました。
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