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どうせ

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Japanese

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Etymology

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Compound of どう (dō, “how”) +‎ せ (se, clipping of せよ (seyo), the imperative form of する (suru, “do”)).[1][2]

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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どうせ • (dōse) 

  1. anyway, anyhow
    Synonyms: 所詮 (shosen), 何れにせよ (izure ni seyo, formal), いずれにしても (izure ni shite mo, regular / non-formal)
    どうせ私(わたし)は何(なに)もできないし
    dōse watashi wa nani mo dekinai shi
    It's not like I can do anything anyway
    どうせ俺(おれ)は負(ま)け犬(いぬ)さ
    dōse ore wa makeinu sa
    I'm just a loser anyway

References

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  1. ^ “どうせ”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ 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
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