2007-09-12 14:39:27 · 9 answers · asked by angelette922 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
shikata = way, means
nai = there is not
It means "there is no choice" or "can't help it" in English
2007-09-13 02:22:23 · answer #1 · answered by soph 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
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What does "Shikata Na Gai" (japanese) literally translate to in English?
2015-08-19 05:23:07 · answer #2 · answered by Adeline 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Shikata Na Gai
it may be shikata ga nai, right?
In English, it would be ' it can not be helped.' or ' it is inevitable.'
2007-09-12 16:46:09 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
shikata ga nai.
It can't be helped. There's no choice.
Another way to say the same thing is:
"Shouga nai."
2007-09-12 16:05:43 · answer #4 · answered by Tanaka 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
As other people said, it means "there is no help for it," but the literal translation is " a way [-kata] of doing [shi-] (something) does not exist [nai].
2007-09-12 19:15:49 · answer #5 · answered by Kananame 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The term in the older days was used to say the young lady of the house, sama is for very important person, like god kamisama so with the American influence that stiff formality went out the window
2016-03-16 05:08:06 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Shikataganai has many meanings depending on the situation, but when we use this, that often means 'there is no other way.' , 'There is no choice.', 'We need to do it no matter what', 'It is not my choice but it will do'. Depending on the situation, you can fir these meanings to the context.
2007-09-12 15:06:37 · answer #7 · answered by nikki 1 · 3⤊ 0⤋
It's shikata ga nai= I can't stand it!
2007-09-12 14:56:07 · answer #8 · answered by steiner1745 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no choice
2007-09-12 14:45:51 · answer #9 · answered by Dee 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
there is nothing to be done
2007-09-12 14:48:25 · answer #10 · answered by Sara 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋