Vocabulary

What does どうしようもない (doushiyoumonai) mean?

どうしようもない means it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back.

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Readingどうしようもない
Romajidoushiyoumonai
Part of speechexpression, i-adjective
どうしようもない
doushiyoumonai

it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back

  1. 1expression · i-adjective it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back

Also written: どうしようも無い、どう仕様もない、如何しようもない

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