- shikatanonai cannot be helped, unavoidable, inevitable, (there's) nothing one can do, having no choice; pointless, useless, no good, insufficient, not enough; hopeless (person), annoying, troublesome, awful; cannot stand it, unbearable, cannot help (doing, feeling), dying (to do)
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💡 Drop い to get the stem: add くない (negative), かった (past), くて (te-form).
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