【JLPT N1 Grammar】〜術がない(〜すべがない / ~subeganai)

Explanation:〜術がない

Meaning
"〜する方法ほうほうがない / 〜できない"
Used to express a lack of means or method to achieve something. It conveys a sense of helplessness or inability to find a solution or course of action in a given situation. This phrase can be translated as "there's no way to," "there's no means to," or "there's no method to" in English.

Form
V(dictionary)+ 術がない

Points

  1. No Means or Method: "〜術がない" expresses that there is no way, method, or means to do something or solve a problem.
  2. Helplessness or Hopelessness: It conveys a feeling of being stuck, with no available solution to the issue at hand.

JLPT Level
N1



Sample sentenes

かれ電話番号でんわばんごうもメールアドレスも知らないので、連絡れんらくするすべがない
I don't know his phone number or email address, so I have no way to contact him.

もうガンは全身ぜんしん転移てんいしているので、なおすべありません
The cancer has already spread throughout my body, so there is no way to cure it.

富士山ふじさんがいつ噴火ふんかするか、だれにも予測よそくするすべありません
There is no way for anyone to predict when Mount Fuji will erupt.

地震じしん津波つなみといった自然災害しぜんさいがいに、人間にんげんはなすすべない
Humans are powerless against natural disasters like earthquakes and tsunamis.

Vocabulary

Japanese
English
がん cancer
転移する てんいする to spread
噴火する ふんかする to erupt

 

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