仕方 ない shikatanai
shikatanai
i-Adjective
1. there's no (other) way
i-Adjective
2. cannot be helped; unavoidable; inevitable; (there's) nothing one can do; having no choice
i-Adjective
3. it's no use (doing); pointless; useless; no good; insufficient; not enough
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4. hopeless (person); annoying; troublesome; awful
i-Adjective
5. cannot stand it; unbearable; cannot help (doing, feeling); dying (to do)
パーティーが待 ち遠 しくて仕方 ない。
pātiiga machidōshikute shikatanai.
I just can't wait for the party.
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パーティーが待 ち遠 しくて仕方 ない。
pātiiga machidōshikute shikatanai.
I just can't wait for the party.
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16 Variants Available
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shikatanakute
て-form: Used to connect clauses, make requests, or chain actions
1. No choice; Unfortunately
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shikatanaku arimasen
The polite negative form
1. It is not unavoidable.; It cannot be helped.
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shikatanaku arimasendeshita
The polite, past negative form
1. Was not unavoidable.; Was not helpless.
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shikatanakunakattadesu
The polite, past negative form
1. Wasn't unavoidable.; Wasn't helpless.
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shikatanaidarō
Expresses probability ("probably…")
1. Probably unavoidable.; Probably inevitable.
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shikatanainara
The "-nara" conditional form ("if/when…")
1. If it can't be helped; If there's no other way
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shikatanakattara
The "-tara" conditional form ("if/when…")
1. If there was no other way; If unavoidable
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shikatanakereba
The "-eba" conditional form ("if/when…")
1. If there's no other way; If there's no choice
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