JLPT N3 Intermediate
どうせ
Anyway / after all (expressing resignation or inevitability)
Readings
Adverb
"Anyway..." / "What's the point?"
Implies resignation or cynicism by suggesting the outcome is inevitable regardless of what actions are taken.
Example
どうせ 頑張って も 試験 に 合格し ない だろう 。
I probably won't pass the exam anyway, no matter how hard I study.
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