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Japanese
Etymology
Compound of どう (dō, “how”) + せ (se, clipping of せよ (seyo), the imperative form of する (suru, “do”)).[1][2]
Pronunciation
Adverb
どうせ • (dōse)
- anyway, anyhow
- Synonyms: 所詮 (shosen), 何れにせよ (izure ni seyo, formal), いずれにしても (izure ni shite mo, regular / non-formal)
- どうせ私は何もできないし
- dōse watashi wa nani mo dekinai shi
- It's not like I can do anything anyway
- どうせ俺は負け犬さ
- dōse ore wa makeinu sa
- I'm just a loser anyway
References
- ^ “どうせ”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN