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N1 Expressions, I-adjective (yoi/ii class)

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

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Expressions, I-adjective (yoi/ii class)

      1.

      inconsequential, indifferent, not worth worrying about, trivial

      Usually written using kana alone
    2. Expressions

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

      I'm busy, so I don't have time to spend on trivial matters. {inconsequential, indifferent, not worth worrying about, whatever you do is OK, trivial}

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

      The gossip about the popular celebrities that's the talk of the town is inconsequential to me. {inconsequential, indifferent, not worth worrying about, whatever you do is OK, trivial}

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      過去(かこ)(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。

      What happened in the past is now inconsequential. What's important is the future. {inconsequential, indifferent, not worth worrying about, whatever you do is OK, trivial}

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

      When you become a company president, it seems that an amount of money around 100,000 yen becomes inconsequential, not a large sum to worry about. {inconsequential, indifferent, not worth worrying about, whatever you do is OK, trivial}

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      電話(でんわ)(もっ)て、(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)()けた。(おれ)()ったことか!

      I received a trivial report over the phone that my ex-girlfriend got married. Like I care! {inconsequential, indifferent, not worth worrying about, whatever you do is OK, trivial}

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