仕方しかたない

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

i-Adjective

4. hopeless (person); annoying; troublesome; awful

i-Adjective

5. cannot stand it; unbearable; cannot help (doing, feeling); dying (to do)

パーティーが待まち遠どうしくて仕方しかたない。

pātiiga machidōshikute shikatanai.

I just can't wait for the party.

Other forms:

16 Variants Available

Essential 5 items

仕方しかたなかった

shikatanakatta

The past form

1. Couldn't be helped; Had no choice

★ Common

Adjective

#4570

仕方しかたなく

shikatanaku

Adverbial form: modifies a verb/adjective

1. Reluctantly; Against one's will

★ Common

Adjective

#5069

仕方しかたなくて

shikatanakute

て-form: Used to connect clauses, make requests, or chain actions

1. No choice; Unfortunately

★ Common

Adjective

#5585

仕方しかたなくない

shikatanakunai

The negative form

1. Not unavoidable; Not helpless

★ Common

Adjective

#5514

仕方しかたなくなかった

shikatanakunakatta

The past negative form

1. Wasn't helpless.; Wasn't unavoidable.

★ Common

Adjective

#4738

Common 6 items

仕方しかたないです

shikatanaidesu

The polite form

1. It can't be helped.; That's just how it is.

★ Common

Adjective

#5225

仕方しかたなかったです

shikatanakattadesu

The polite past form

1. Couldn't be helped.; Had no choice.

★ Common

Adjective

#4350

仕方しかたなくありません

shikatanaku arimasen

The polite negative form

1. It is not unavoidable.; It cannot be helped.

★ Common

Adjective

#5063

仕方しかたなくありませんでした

shikatanaku arimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. Was not unavoidable.; Was not helpless.

★ Common

Adjective

#4848

仕方しかたなくないです

shikatanakunaidesu

The polite negative form

1. It's not unavoidable.; It's not helpless.

★ Common

Adjective

#5182

仕方しかたなくなかったです

shikatanakunakattadesu

The polite, past negative form

1. Wasn't unavoidable.; Wasn't helpless.

★ Common

Adjective

#3952

Advanced 5 items

仕方しかたないだろう

shikatanaidarō

Expresses probability ("probably…")

1. Probably unavoidable.; Probably inevitable.

★ Common

Adjective

#5598

仕方しかたないと

shikatanaito

The "-to" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. No choice; Can't be helped

★ Common

Adjective

#5118

仕方しかたないなら

shikatanainara

The "-nara" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If it can't be helped; If there's no other way

★ Common

Adjective

#5385

仕方しかたなかったら

shikatanakattara

The "-tara" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If there was no other way; If unavoidable

★ Common

Adjective

#4167

仕方しかたなければ

shikatanakereba

The "-eba" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If there's no other way; If there's no choice

★ Common

Adjective

#5254

仕方しかたない

shikatanai

Word Pronunciation

Example Sentences

16 Variants Available