Structure (Advanced ㊤ 92)
A structure indicating that no matter how hard someone may try, something is impossible.
Equivalent: Not ~ by any means; no matter how hard ~ try, ~ cannot ~; there is no way to ~; cannot do ~ at all
| (i) どうにもVpotential negative | ない | |
| どうにも話せない | Can’t speak no matter how hard someone tries | |
| (ii) どうにもVます | ようがない | |
| どうにも食べようがない | There is no way to eat it | |
| (iii) どうにもNoun | にならない | |
| どうにも勉強にならない | Can’t study at all |
