仕方がない
Meanings
Expression
I-adjective
1. there's no (other) way
2. cannot be helped; unavoidable; inevitable; (there's) nothing one can do; having no choice
3. it's no use (doing); pointless; useless; no good; insufficient; not enough (oft. as 〜ても仕方がない)
4. hopeless (person); annoying; troublesome; awful
5. 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)
Kanji used
Examples40
コーヒー
I'm dying for a cup of coffee.
彼
All we can do is to wait for him.
全く
He is simply a hopeless liar.
自分
You brought it on yourself.
そんなに
There is no sense in your worrying about your health so much.
そこ
It is no use going there.