しかたない

品詞

い形容詞

意味

can't be helped; there is nothing one can do

例文

  • 事故(じこ)に遭(あ)って、試験(しけん)が受(う)けられないのはしかたない。
    There was nothing you could do about being able to take the exam because of an accident.
  • しかたないとはいえ、雨(あめ)で旅行(りょこう)が中止(ちゅうし)になって残念(ざんねん)だ。
    It can't be helped, but it's a pity that the trip was canceled because of the rain.

タグ

JLPT N2