どうしても (doushitemo)

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Meaning

  1. by all means
  2. at any cost
  3. no matter what
  4. at any rate

All JLPT 3 grammar : 如何しても（どうしても, doushitemo）, by all means; at any cost; no matter what; at any rate; surely, [Expression, Adverb]

Usually written using kana alone

Example

日本語意味
歴史はどうしても伝統に甘いですからね。History has never fared well against legend.
明日までにその仕事を終えることはどうしてもできません。I cannot possibly finish the work by tomorrow.
母はどうしても私たちが夜７時までには家に帰るようにと言っている。Mother insists that we should be home by seven in the evening.
父はぼくが大学へ行く事をどうしても許そうとはしなかった。My father would not permit me to go on to college.

Vocabulary

日本語ローマ字意味
伝統dentoutradition, convention
歴史rekishihistory
甘いamaisweet
どうdouhow, in what way, how about
どうしてdoushitewhy, for what reason
終えるoeruto finish
事kotothing, matter
明日ashitatomorrow
仕事shigotowork, job
母hahamother
家iehouse, residence
帰るkaeruto return, to come home
私watashiI, me
夜yoruevening, night
学gakulearning, scholarship
父chichifather
大学daigakuuniversity
行くikuto go

Kanji

漢字おんよみくんよみ意味
伝デン,テンつた.わる, つた.える, つた.うtransmit, report
日ニチ,ジツひ, -び, -かday, sun, Japan, counter for days
事ジ,ズこと, つか.う, つか.えるmatter, thing
明メイ,ミョウ,ミンあ.かり, あか.るい, あか.るむbright, light
仕シ,ジつか.えるattend, doing
終シュウお.わる, -お.わる, おわ.るend, finish
母ボはは, もmother
時ジとき, -どきtime, hour
言ゲン,ゴンい.う, ことsay, word
家カ,ケいえ, や, うちhome, family
帰キかえ.る, かえ.す, おく.るhomecoming, arrive at
私シわたくし, わたしprivate, me
夜ヤよ, よるnight, evening
大ダイ,タイおお-, おお.きい, -おお.いにlarge, big
父フちちfather
学ガクまな.ぶstudy, learning, science
行コウ,ギョウ,アンい.く, ゆ.く, -ゆ.きgoing, journey, carry out, conduct, act, line, row, bank
許キョゆる.す, もとpermit, approve

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