仕方がない

しかたがない

shikataganai

がない
かた

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がない
かた

shikataganai

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Adjective (keiyoushi)
Adj.
  1. there's no (other) way

  2. cannot be helped; unavoidable; inevitable; (there's) nothing one can do; having no choice

  3. it's no use (doing); pointless; useless; no good; insufficient; not enough

  4. hopeless (person); annoying; troublesome; awful

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

What does 仕方がない mean in English?

  1. there's no (other) way(exp, adj-i)
  2. cannot be helped; unavoidable; inevitable; (there's) nothing one can do; having no choice(exp, adj-i)
  3. it's no use (doing); pointless; useless; no good; insufficient; not enough(exp, adj-i)
  4. hopeless (person); annoying; troublesome; awful(exp, adj-i)
  5. cannot stand it; unbearable; cannot help (doing, feeling); dying (to do)(exp, adj-i)

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仕方がない (shikataganai)