Grammar Info
N2 Lesson 1: 14/21

様(よう)がない
there's no way to, it's impossible to

This is not Verb[volitional]

Structure
Casual
Polite
Verb[ます+ よう + (1) + ない.
[する]Verb + ()+ しよう + (1) + ない

(1)
Verb[ます+ よう + (1) + ありません.
[する]Verb + ()+ しよう + (1) + ありません

(1)
Details
Register Standard
使用域 一般
Information
様(よう)がない or 様(よう)もない is an expression used to highlight that there is no ‘method’ or ‘manner’ in which to do (A). It can be interpreted as ‘there is no way to (A)’, or ‘it’s impossible to (A)’.
This phrase will appear attached to the 連用形(れんようけい) (masu-stem) of verbs.
  • 車(くるま)も自転車(じてんしゃ)も壊(こわ)れているので買(か)い物(もの)に行(い)きようがない
    Because my car and my bicycle are broken, there is no way for me to go shopping.
  • パソコンが車(くるま)にひかれて粉々(こなごな)になったため直(なお)しようがない
    It is impossible to fix my computer because it was run over by a car and shattered into many pieces.
  • 電話(でんわ)番号(ばんごう)もメールアドレスも分(わ)からないので、連絡(れんらく)のしようがありません
    I have no way to contact them because I don’t know their phone number nor their email address.
様(よう)がない often focuses on that the action of (A) is not possible, despite that the speaker may actually want to do it.
Caution - Because 様(よう) will often appear in hiragana, it is important not to get it mixed up with よう, the 助動詞(じょどうし) (auxiliary verb) used to create the volitional form of verbs such as する.
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何(なん)とも言(い)いようがない味(あじ)だ。
There is no way to put this taste/flavor into words.
[This flavor is indescribable]
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弁解(べんかい)しようがない
It is impossible to explain.
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これどうにもしようがない
There is no way to do this.
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Books
A Handbook of Japanese Grammar Patterns
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