Vocab Info

N3 Expressions, I-adjective

仕様(しよう)()it can't be helped, it is inevitable, nothing can be done, there's no point (in doing something), there's no reason (to do something)

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Expressions, I-adjective

      1.

      there's no (other) way

      Usually written using kana alone
    2. Expressions, I-adjective

      2.

      cannot be helped, unavoidable, inevitable, (there's) nothing one can do, having no choice, it is what it is

      Usually written using kana alone
    3. Expressions, I-adjective

      3.

      it's no use (doing), pointless, useless, no good, insufficient, not enough

      Usually written using kana alone, oft. as 〜てもしょうがない
    4. Expressions, I-adjective

      4.

      hopeless (person), annoying, troublesome, awful

      Usually written using kana alone
    5. Expressions, I-adjective

      5.

      cannot stand it, unbearable, cannot help (doing, feeling), dying (to do)

      Usually written using kana alone, as 〜てしょうがない or 〜でしょうがない

    All Forms

    仕様がない 【しょうがない】仕様がない 【しようがない】

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    • Pitch Accent

    Examples

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      (かれ)仕様(しよう)()(なま)(もの)です。

      He's a lazy person with no motivation.

      • N3

      自分(じぶん)頑張(がんば)るしか仕様(しよう)()

      He has no choice but to work hard by himself.

      • N3

      (ゆき)()けるまでこのまま()つしか仕様(しよう)()

      We have no choice but to wait as is until the snow melts.

      • N3

      (おや)喧嘩(けんか)仲裁(ちゅうさい)(はい)らず(だま)って()ているより仕様(しよう)()です。

      I have no choice but to watch my parents' quarrels without intervening.

      • N3

      自分(じぶん)にとってはどうでも()(こと)()かれ、なんとも返事(へんじ)仕様(しよう)()

      When asked about something that I don't care about, I have no particular motivation to respond.

      • N2
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