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N1 Expression, い-adjective (良い)

どうでもいいinconsequential, indifferent, not worth worrying about, whatever you do is OK, trivial

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    1. Expression, い-adjective (良い)

      1. 1.

        inconsequential, indifferent, not worth worrying about, trivial

        Usually written using kana alone

    2. Expression

      1. 2.

        whatever, whichever, I don't care

        Usually written using kana alone

    All Forms

    どうでも良い 【どうでもいい】、どうでも良い 【どうでもよい】

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    Examples

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    • 忙(いそが)しいので、どうでもいい話(はなし)に割(さ)く時間(じかん)はありません。

      I'm busy, so I don't have time to spend on pointless conversation.

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    • 巷(ちまた)で話題(わだい)の芸能人(げいのうじん)のゴシップは私(わたし)にとってどうでもいい。

      The celebrity gossip everyone is talking about is inconsequential to me.

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    • 過去(かこ)の事(こと)はもうどうでもいいんです。重要(じゅうよう)なのは未来(みらい)です。

      The past doesn't matter anymore. the future is what is important.

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    • 社長(しゃちょう)ともなると、十(じゅう)万(まん)円(えん)程(ほど)のお金(かね)は大金(たいきん)ではなくどうでもいいお金(かね)だそうです。

      Apparently, once you're a company president, 100,000 yen isn't a big amount of money, it's basically pocket change. (trivial)

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    • 電話(でんわ)を以(もっ)て、元(もと)カノが結婚(けっこん)したというどうでもいい報告(ほうこく)を受(う)けた。俺(おれ)の知(し)ったことか！

      I received a pointless report over the phone that my ex-girlfriend got married. Like I care!

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