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[しようが()·]
shiyouganai
expression, i adjective (negative)

Alternate Written Forms:

shouganai
[()·ょう()···]
shouganai
[()·ょう()··()·]
shouganai
[しょうが()·]
shouganai
shiyouganai
[()·よう()···]
shiyouganai
[()·よう()··()·]
shiyouganai

Root Words:

[()·よう() + が + ()·]
shiyou + ga + nai

English Meaning(s) for しようが無い

expression, i adjective (negative)
  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 (oft. as 〜てもしょうがない)
  4. hopeless (person); annoying; troublesome; awful
  5. cannot stand it; unbearable; cannot help (doing, feeling); dying (to do) (as 〜てしょうがない or 〜でしょうがない)

Definition and Synonyms for しようが無い

Uncontrollable difficult to solve or alleviate
Synonyms: しょうがない, 負う, 負える

Meanings for each kanji in しようが無い

» nothingness; none; ain't; nothing; nil; not

Stroke Order Diagrams for しようが無い

Conjugations for しようが無い

Adjective stem
[しようが()]
shiyougana
te-form
[しようが()··]
shiyouganakute
Adverbial Form
[しようが()·]
shiyouganaku
Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[しようが()·]
shiyouganai
Present Indicative Negative Form
[しようが()···]
shiyouganakunai
Past Indicative Form
[しようが()···]
shiyouganakatta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[しようが()·····]
shiyouganakunakatta
Provisional Form
Present Indicative Form
[しようが()···]
shiyouganakereba
Conditional Form
Present Indicative Form
[しようが()····]
shiyouganakattara
Nominalized Form
Objective Form
[しようが()·]
shiyouganasa

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