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Last Updated:2026/07/27
Sentence

Since the train stopped because of the typhoon, being late is unavoidable.

Related words

仕方ない

Hiragana
しかたない
Adjective

unavoidable

Since the train stopped because of the typhoon, being late is unavoidable.

Word Forms

The basic and commonly used forms of this adjective.

Basic forms
Form Word form Usage
Imperfective form (mizenkei)
Alternative: 仕方がなかろ
Used in forms such as karou; mainly literary.
Continuative form (renyokei)
Alternative: 仕方がなく
Used in forms such as kute and kunai.
Conclusive form (shushikei)
Alternative: 仕方がない
Ends a sentence.
Attributive form (rentaikei)
Alternative: 仕方がない
Modifies a noun.
Conditional form (kateikei)
Alternative: 仕方がなけれ
Expresses a condition with kereba.
Imperative form (meireikei)
Alternative: 仕方がなかれ
Rarely used in modern Japanese.
Common forms
Form Word form Usage
Te-form
Alternative: 仕方がなくて
Connects clauses with kute.
Ta-form
Alternative: 仕方がなかった
Expresses the past with katta.
Nai-form
Alternative: 仕方がなくない
Expresses negation with kunai.
Ba-form
Alternative: 仕方がなければ
Expresses a condition with kereba.
Notes
  • 「仕方がない」の「が」が脱落した形としても用いられる。
  • 命令形「仕方なかれ」は現代語ではまれ。

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