しかたない
Shikatanai
Other forms: 仕方無い
仕方ない (Shikatanai) is a Japanese i-adjective meaning “there's no (other) way, cannot be helped, unavoidable, inevitable”.
Meanings
- i-adjectivethere's no (other) way
- i-adjectivecannot be helped; unavoidable; inevitable; (there's) nothing one can do; having no choice
- i-adjectiveit's no use (doing); pointless; useless; no good; insufficient; not enoughoft. as 〜ても仕方ない
- i-adjectivehopeless (person); annoying; troublesome; awful
- i-adjectivecannot stand it; unbearable; cannot help (doing, feeling); dying (to do)as 〜て仕方ない or 〜で仕方ない
Examples
暑くて仕方ない。
It's too hot.
それは仕方ない。
It cannot be helped.
働くより仕方ない。
We have no alternative but to work.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).