【JLPT N3 Grammar】〜ようがない / 〜ようもない(~youganai / ~youmonai)

Explanation:〜ようがない / 〜ようもない

Meaning
"〜したくても〜できない:Even though we want to do ~ , we don't have a way of doing it"
Used to indicate that something is impossible or cannot be done due to a lack of means or method. It expresses a sense of helplessness or the impossibility of taking a specific action.

Form
V(ます形)ます + ようがない / ようもない

Points

  1. Expresses Impossibility: "〜ようがない" is used to convey that there is no way or method to do something.
  2. Lack of Means or Method: It suggests that the necessary means, tools, or conditions to perform an action are absent.
  3. Strong Sense of Helplessness: This expression often carries a nuance of frustration or resignation because the situation is out of one's control.

JLPT Level
N3



Sample sentenes

トムさんの電話番号でんわばんごうもメールアドレスもらないので、連絡れんらくようがない
Since I don't know Tom's phone number or email address, there's no way to contact him.

もう終電しゅうでんもないし、このあたりにはタクシーもないので家にかえようがありません
There's no last train and no taxis around here, so there's no way to get home.

この時計は古く、もう部品がないから修理しゅうりようがない
This watch is old, and since there are no parts available, it can't be repaired.

この病気びょうきいま医療技術いりょうぎじゅつではなおようがない。
With current medical technology, this disease can't be cured.

問題もんだいむずかしすぎてこたようがない
The problem is too difficult to solve.

Vocabulary

Japanese
English
連絡する れんらくする to contact
部品 ぶひん parts
修理する しゅうりする to repair
医療技術 いりょうぎじゅつ medical technology
治す なおす to cure

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