判断・推量N3

〜ようがない

there's no way to... / cannot possibly...

Structure

V-ます形(語幹)+ ようがない / ようもない

Explanation

Indicates that there is no way to do something, "there's no way to...". Attaches to the masu-stem + ようがない.

Examples

こんなに複雑では、説明しようがありません。

It's so complicated that there's no way to explain it.

連絡先がわからないから、知らせようがない。

Since I don't know the contact info, there's no way to notify them.

Note

ようがない means "there's no way to"; distinguish from しかない and ざるを得ない.

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