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Decoded Slug: Verb ようがない (〜yō ga nai)
Japanese JLPT Grammar Point
Verb ようがない (〜yō ga nai)
Verb ようがない (〜yō ga nai)
Short explanation:
No way to do something. Not possible.
Formation:
Verb-volitional + ようがない
Examples:
電車が混んでいて、動くようがない。
Densha ga konde ite, ugoku yō ga nai.
The train is so crowded that I can't move.
彼はとても早く走るので、追いつくようがない。
Kare wa totemo hayaku hashiru node, oitsuku yō ga nai.
He runs so fast, there's no way I can catch up.
私には理解するようがない。
Watashi ni wa rikai suru yō ga nai.
There is no way for me to understand it.
どうやっても、これを直すようがない。
Dōyatte mo, kore o naosu yō ga nai.
No matter how I try, there is no way to fix this.
Long explanation:
The 〜ようがない grammar point is used to express situations where there is no way or it's not possible to do something. It indicates that even if someone wants to perform an action, circumstances prevent them from doing so.