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しかた 仕方がない
Common word Wanikani level 6 Play audio Show inflections Links
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. there's no (other) way​
  • かれ彼
  • を
  • ま待つ
  • より
  • しかた仕方がない
    • 。
All we can do is to wait for him.
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)
2. cannot be helped; unavoidable; inevitable; (there's) nothing one can do; having no choice​
  • じぶん自分
  • で
  • やった
  • こと
  • だから
  • しかた仕方がない
  • ね
    • 。
You brought it on yourself.
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)
3. it's no use (doing); pointless; useless; no good; insufficient; not enough​oft. as 〜ても仕方がない
  • そんなに
  • けんこう健康
  • の
  • こと
  • を
  • しんぱい心配
  • して
  • も
  • しかた仕方がない
    • 。
There is no sense in your worrying about your health so much.
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)
4. hopeless (person); annoying; troublesome; awful​
  • まった全く
  • あの
  • おとこ男
  • は
  • しかた仕方がない
  • うそつき
  • だ
    • 。
He is simply a hopeless liar.
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)
5. cannot stand it; unbearable; cannot help (doing, feeling); dying (to do)​as 〜て仕方がない or 〜で仕方がない
  • コーヒー
  • が
  • の飲み
  • たくて
  • しかた仕方がない
    • 。
I'm dying for a cup of coffee.
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6. Shikata ga nai​,, is a is an alternative.
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