Vocab Info
N3 Expression, い-adjective
仕様が無い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
Common
- Expression, い-adjective - 1. - there's no (other) way Usually written using kana alone
- 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. - 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. - hopeless (person), annoying, troublesome, awful Usually written using kana alone
- 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】
Details
- し 
- よ 
- う 
- が 
- な 
- い 
 
Examples
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- 彼は仕様が無い怠け者です。 - He's a lazy person with no motivation. - N3
 
- 自分で頑張るしか仕様が無い。 - He has no choice but to work hard by himself. - N3
 
- 雪が溶けるまでこのまま待つしか仕様が無い。 - We have no choice but to wait as is until the snow melts. - N3
 
- 親の喧嘩は仲裁に入らず黙って見ているより仕様が無いです。 - I have no choice but to watch my parents' quarrels without intervening. - N3
 
- 自分にとってはどうでも良い事を聞かれ、なんとも返事の仕様が無い。 - When asked about something that I don't care about, I have no particular motivation to respond. - N2
 
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