Vocab Info
N4 Expression
仕方がない
there's no (other) way, cannot be helped, unavoidable, inevitable, (there's) nothing one can do, having no choice, it's no use (doing), pointless, useless, no good, insufficient, not enough, hopeless (person), annoying, troublesome, awful, cannot stand it, unbearable, cannot help (doing, feeling), dying (to do)
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Pitch Accent
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Word Type
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単語の書類
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Examples
仕方がないので諦めましょう。
Since there's no way around it, let's just give up.
- N4
今すぐに水が飲みたくて仕方がない。
I need a drink of water right now.
- N4
どうしてもと言うなら仕方がないので奢ってあげよう。
If you insist, I'll buy you a drink because I have no choice.
- N4
腹が立って仕方がなかったのですが、我慢しようと思い我慢しました。
I was so angry, but I decided to be patient and persevered because there was no way around it.
- N3
こんな所で頑張ったって仕方がないので、さっさと転職してしまおう。
There's no point in working hard in a place like this, so let's just get on with it and change jobs.
- N3
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