Entry Details for し方がない [shikataganai]

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し方(かた)·が·な·い

[しかた(方)·が·な·い]

expression, i adjective (negative)

Alternate Written Forms:

仕(し)·方(かた)·が·な·い

[し(仕)·かた(方)·が·な·い]

仕(し)·方(かた)·が·無(な)·い

[し(仕)·かた(方)·が·な(無)·い]

Root Words:

仕(し) + 方(かた) + が + ない

[し(仕) + かた(方) + が + ない]

English Meaning(s) for し方がない

expression, i adjective (negative)

there's no (other) way
cannot be helped; unavoidable; inevitable; (there's) nothing one can do; having no choice
it's no use (doing); pointless; useless; no good; insufficient; not enough (oft. as 〜ても仕方がない)
hopeless (person); annoying; troublesome; awful
cannot stand it; unbearable; cannot help (doing, feeling); dying (to do) (as 〜て仕方がない or 〜で仕方がない)

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Meanings for each kanji in し方がない

方

direction; person; alternative

Conjugations for し方がない

Adjective stem

し方(かた)·が·な

[しかた(方)·が·な]

te-form

し方(かた)·が·な·く·て

[しかた(方)·が·な·く·て]

Adverbial Form

し方(かた)·が·な·く

[しかた(方)·が·な·く]

Plain Form

Present Indicative Form

し方(かた)·が·な·い

[しかた(方)·が·な·い]

Present Indicative Negative Form

し方(かた)·が·な·く·な·い

[しかた(方)·が·な·く·な·い]

Past Indicative Form

し方(かた)·が·な·か·っ·た

[しかた(方)·が·な·か·っ·た]

Past Indicative Negative Form

し方(かた)·が·な·く·な·か·っ·た

[しかた(方)·が·な·く·な·か·っ·た]

Provisional Form

Present Indicative Form

し方(かた)·が·な·け·れ·ば

[しかた(方)·が·な·け·れ·ば]

Conditional Form

Present Indicative Form

し方(かた)·が·な·か·っ·た·ら

[しかた(方)·が·な·か·っ·た·ら]

Nominalized Form

Objective Form

し方(かた)·が·な·さ

[しかた(方)·が·な·さ]

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