Vocab Info
N1 I-adjective
仕方ないit can't be helped, it's inevitable, it's no use, can't stand it, impatient, annoyed
Dictionary Definition
I-adjective
1.
there's no (other) way
I-adjective
2.
cannot be helped, unavoidable, inevitable, (there's) nothing one can do, having no choice
I-adjective
3.
it's no use (doing), pointless, useless, no good, insufficient, not enough
oft. as 〜ても仕方ないI-adjective
4.
hopeless (person), annoying, troublesome, awful
I-adjective
5.
cannot stand it, unbearable, cannot help (doing, feeling), dying (to do)
as 〜て仕方ない or 〜で仕方ない
All Forms
仕方ない 【しかたない】
Common・Uncommon
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父:「息子は怠けてばかりで仕方ない奴だ。」
Father: "My son is a good-for-nothing who just lazes around all the time. It can't be helped." {it can't be helped, it's inevitable, it's no use, can't stand it, impatient, annoyed}
社長の命令では仕方ない。休日出勤をしよう…。
There's no helping it if it's the president's order. Let's go to work on the holiday... {it can't be helped, it's inevitable, it's no use, can't stand it, impatient, annoyed}
警察官に尋問されているので、打ち明けるより仕方ないです。
Since I'm being questioned by the police officer, it's inevitable that I have to confess. {it can't be helped, it's inevitable, it's no use, can't stand it, impatient, annoyed}
母:「テストで0点とったの?もう笑うより仕方ないでしょ?」
Mother: "Did you get zero on the test? There's nothing to do but laugh, it can't be helped, can it?" {it can't be helped, it's inevitable, it's no use, can't stand it, impatient, annoyed}
久しぶりに私に会えて嬉しくて仕方ないのか、飼い犬が嬉ションをしています。
Perhaps my pet dog is so happy to see me after a long time that it can't help but urinate out of excitement. {it can't be helped, it's inevitable, it's no use, can't stand it, impatient, annoyed}
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