お手上 げ oteage
お手上 げ
oteage
Noun
1. being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; throwing up (one's) hands — literal
kasaide subeteno kompyūtādisukuga dameni natte shimatta toki kaishawa mō oteageno jōkyōdatta.
The company faced a major interruption in business when a fire destroyed their archive of computer hard drives and optical discs.
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kasaide subeteno kompyūtādisukuga dameni natte shimatta toki kaishawa mō oteageno jōkyōdatta.
The company faced a major interruption in business when a fire destroyed their archive of computer hard drives and optical discs.
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お手上 げで
oteagede
て-form: Used to connect clauses, make requests, or chain actions
1. Hands up; Giving up
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お手上 げの
oteageno
Attributive form: modifies a following noun
1. Giving up; Raising hands (in surrender)
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Common 6 items
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お手上 げじゃありませんでした
oteagejārimasendeshita
The polite, past negative form
1. I did not give up.; I did not surrender.
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お手上 げじゃなかったです
oteagejanakattadesu
The polite, past negative form
1. Didn't give up.; Didn't surrender.
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お手上 げでしょう
ote agedeshō
Expresses probability in a polite manner ("probably…")
1. Probably hopeless.; Probably giving up.
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お手上 げではありませんでした
oteagedewārimasendeshita
The polite, past negative form
1. Was not giving up.; Did not raise hands.
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お手上 げだったら
oteagedattara
The "-tara" conditional form ("if/when…")
1. If/when [you] give up; If/when [it] is hopeless
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お手上 げであれば
oteagedeareba
The "-eba" conditional form ("if/when…")
1. If your hands are up; If you surrender
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お手上 げなら
oteagenara
The "-nara" conditional form ("if/when…")
1. If [one] gives up; When [one] raises [their] hands [in surrender]
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