しょうがない

Japanese

Alternative forms

  • (very informal) しゃあねえ (shā nē)

Etymology

Contraction of 仕 (し)様 (よう)がない (shiyō ga nai).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɕo̞ːɡa̠na̠i]

Adjective

しょうがない (rōmaji shōganai, historical hiragana しやうがない)

  1. (of a task or probability) of no use, impossible; hopeless, doomed, screwed
    今回 (こんかい)はあきらめな。しょうがないよ。
    Konkai wa akiramena. Shōganai yo.
    Give up on this one. It's no use.
  2. (of an event) unavoidable, inevitable
    男 (おとこ)の子 (こ)のいたずらはしょうがない。
    Otoko no ko no itazura wa shōganai.
    The mischief of young men is unavoidable. / Boys will be boys.
  3. (of a person) impossible or difficult (to deal with)
    あの子 (こ)はしょうがない子 (こ)だ。
    Ano ko wa shōganai ko da.
    That kid's an impossible one.
  4. too, simply, so; impossibly, overwhelmingly
    今 (きょ)日 (う)は寒 (さむ)くてしょうがない。
    Kyō wa samukute shōganai.
    It's just too cold today.
    ぼくは今 (きょ)日 (う)は馬 (ば)鹿 (か)な考 (かんが)えばかり浮 (う)かんでしょうがない。
    Boku wa kyō wa baka na kangae bakari ukande shōganai.
    I am so full of foolish ideas today.
  5. that's life
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