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しょうがない

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Japanese

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Etymology

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Contraction of ()(よう)がない (shiyō ga nai, literally there is no way).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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しょうがない (shō ga naiしやうがない (syau ga nai)?

  1. (of a task or probability) of no use, impossible; hopeless, doomed, screwed
    (こん)(かい)はあきらめな。しょうがないよ。
    Konkai wa akiramena. Shō ga nai yo.
    Give up on this one. It's no use.
  2. (of an event) unavoidable, inevitable
    (おとこ)()のいたずらはしょうがない
    Otoko no ko no itazura wa shō ga nai.
    The mischief of boys is unavoidable. / Boys will be boys.
  3. (of a person) impossible or difficult (to deal with)
    あの()しょうがない()だ。
    Ano ko wa shō ga nai ko da.
    That kid's an impossible one.
  4. too, simply, so; impossibly, overwhelmingly
    今日(きょう)(さむ)くてしょうがない
    Kyō wa samukute shō ga nai.
    It's just too cold today.
    今日(きょう)()鹿()(かんが)えばかり()かんでしょうがない
    Kyō wa baka na kangae bakari ukande shō ga nai.
    I am so full of foolish ideas today.

Phrase

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しょうがない (shō ga nai

  1. it can't be helped
  2. that's life

Synonyms

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References

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  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN