Dounimonaranai

Usually written in kana.

如何にもならない (Dounimonaranai) is a Japanese expression meaning “hopeless, futile, no use, beyond help”.

Meanings

  1. expression, i-adjectivehopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done

Examples

  • Nothing will come of his plans.

  • We're getting nowhere with those problems.

  • The situation got out of their control.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 如何にもならない

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