JLPT N3 Intermediate
どうしようもない
Hopeless, beyond help, or incorrigible
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どうしようもなかった past tense
1 Expression, I-adjective
"Hopeless" / "Beyond help" (for situations)
Indicates a predicament where absolutely no method or means exists to solve the problem or improve the situation.
Example
この 古い パソコン は 完全に 壊れて いて 、 もう どうしようもない 。
This old computer is completely broken; it's beyond help now.
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2 Expression, I-adjective
"Incorrigible" / "Good-for-nothing" (for people)
Labels a person as a lost cause who possesses character flaws or habits that are impossible to correct.
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