Structure
Verb[ます]+ よう + が(1) + ない.
[する]Verb + (の)+ しよう + が(1) + ない
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About ようがない・ようもない
This phrase will appear attached to the conjunctive form of verbs.
- 車も自転車も壊れているので買い物に行きようがない。Because my car and bicycle are broken, there is no way for me to go shopping.
- パソコンが車にひかれて粉々になったため直しようがない。It's impossible to fix my computer because it was run over by a car and smashed to pieces.
- 電話番号もメールアドレスも分からないので、連絡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.
Synonyms
がたい
Hard to, Difficult to
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っこない
There is no chance of, There is no way of, Impossible
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はずがない
Hardly possible, Cannot be, Highly unlikely, Improbable
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わけがない
There is no way, There is no reason, It is impossible, Cannot be
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そうもない
Very unlikely to, Does not seem that, Does not appear that
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Examples
何とも言いようがない味だ。
There is no way to put this taste/flavor into words.
弁解のしようがない。
It is impossible to explain.
これはどうにもしようがない。
There is no way to do this.
彼は速すぎて追い越しようがない。
He is too fast, there is no way to overtake him.
そんな無理な要求をされても、応じようがない。
Even if such an impossible demand is made, it is impossible to comply.
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ようがない/ようがある ようもない
JLPT文法解説
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A Handbook of Japanese Grammar Patterns
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ようがない・ようもない – Grammar Discussion
Most Recent Replies (7 in total)
ggw1776
About 6 months ago
How does this differ from っこない?
ggw1776
About 6 months ago
bump?
Fuga
About 6 months ago
Hey @ggw1776 !
The main difference is that ようがない has the nuance of ‘there is no ‘method’ or ‘manner’ to do (A)’, and っこない has the nuance of ‘it will be impossible to do (A)’. ようがない focuses on the method, while っこない simply states that something is impossible.
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