Verb ようがない (〜you ga nai)
JLPT N1
Explanation
Expresses 'no way to do something,' 'impossible to do'.
Formation
Verb (masu stem) + ようがない
Detailed Explanation
〜ようがない is used to say that there's no way or method to do something, even if you wanted to.
Examples
電車が混んでいて、動きようがない。
Densha ga konde ite, ugoki you ga nai.
The train is so crowded that I can't move.
彼はとても早く走るので、追いつきようがない。
Kare wa totemo hayaku hashiru no de, oitsuki you ga nai.
He runs so fast, there's no way I can catch up.
私には理解しようがない。
Watashi ni wa rikai shiyou ga nai.
There's no way for me to understand it.
どうやっても、これを直しようがない。
Dou yatte mo, kore o naoshi you ga nai.
No matter what I try, there's no way to fix this.
Grammar content sourced from hanabira.org.