仕方ない

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Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 3
(ateji)
かた
Grade: 2
on'yomi kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
仕方無い

Pronunciation

  • Tokyo pitch accent of inflected forms of 「仕方ない
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Continuative (連用形) 仕方なく かたな
Terminal (終止形) 仕方ない かたな
Attributive (連体形) 仕方ない かたな
Key constructions
Informal negative 仕方なくない かたなくない
Informal past 仕方なかった かたなかった
Informal negative past 仕方なくなかった かたなくなかった
Formal 仕方ないです かたないです
Conjunctive 仕方なくて かたなくて
Conditional 仕方なければ かたなければ

Phrase

()(かた)ない (shikata nai

  1. Alternative form of 仕方がない

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN