Grammar Info

N1 Lesson 7: 18/18

どうにかSomehow (or other)

Structure

どうにか + Phrase

Details

  • Part of Speech

    Adverb

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About どうにか

どうにか is an adverb which is used when something happens 'somehow or other'. It is often used when the speaker has some reason to believe a desire or goal is unlikely to be achieved, yet somehow in the end the desired outcome still occurs.

どうにか is often translated as 'somehow or other' or 'one way or the other'.

In some contexts どうにか is also translated as 'barely', emphasizing that effort was put into achieving a result. The result may not be exactly as originally desired, but it has still 'somehow' been managed.

どうにか is often paired with the transitive verb する or the intransitive verb なる. どうにかなる means ‘to somehow turn out alright (on its own)’, and implies that things will work out without some specific intervention. どうにかする means ‘to somehow manage to do’, and implies that the method for resolving the situation is uncertain but that by some effort it is possible to solve.

Examples

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    今日(きょう)午後(ごご)までにどうにか(かえ)れたらいいんだけど・・・。

    It’d be nice if I could somehow make it back by this afternoon...

    どうにかして(てき)攻撃(こうげき)回避(かいひ)しなければ! このままでは(わたし)たちの(ほう)(さき)(ほろ)びてしまう!

    We need to somehow avoid the enemy’s attack! At this rate we’ll be destroyed first!

    どうにかステージの後方(こうほう)まで(こえ)(とど)けてくれないと(こま)るよ。

    It’ll be an issue if you can’t somehow project your voice to the back of the stage.

    どうにか明日(あした)までに()わらせないと。

    I have to somehow get this finished by tomorrow

    (あめ)どうにか()んでほしいと、(こころ)から(ねが)っている。

    From the bottom of my heart, I wish that it would somehow stop raining.

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