・・・しても、意味が ない
It's pointless to do it, It's meaningless
-te mo, imi ga nai means "It's pointless to do it", "It's meaningless to do" or "It's a waste of time"
imi means "meaning", imi ga nai means "There's no meaning", "It's meaningless".
Verb te-form + mo; -te mo literally means "Even if it is" or "Even if I do".
Example sentences
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かんが | | い | み | |
考え | ていても、 | 意 | 味 | がない。やってみよう。 |
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かんがえて いる be thinking, be considering, かんがえて te form of kangaeru; consider, think
いみ [sv] meaning, ない nai form of aru; there is not, don't have
やって みよう Let's try to do, Let's try doing, やって te form of yaru; do, perform, play
-て みる try to do, try doing (and see how it is), みよう volitional form of miru
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ひ | ほん | | かいしゃ | | かい | ぎ | | おお | す | |
日 | 本 | の | 会社 | は | 会 | 議 | が | 多 | 過 | ぎる。 |
あさ | | ばん | | かい | ぎ | | い | み | |
朝 | から | 晩 | まで | 会 | 議 | をしても | 意 | 味 | がない。 |
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かいしゃ company, かいぎ meeting, conference, おお・すぎる too many, too much
おおい many, a lot, [stem] + すぎる too much, too many
あさから ばんまで from morning to night, all day long, あさ morning, ばん night, evening
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| いじょう | ぎ | ろん | | い | み | | き | |
これ | 以上 | 議 | 論 | しても、 | 意 | 味 | がない。 | 決 | めましょう。 |
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これ いじょう -ても even if I do it any further
これ いじょう more than this / any further, any more, any longer
ぎろん [sv] discuss, きめます to decide, -ましょう (stem +) Let's do
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はんとし | いじょう | | くすり | の | | こう | か | |
半年 | 以上 | こ | の薬を | 飲 | んでいるけど、 | 効 | 果 | がない。 |
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はんとし a half year, いじょう [A] or more, [A] or over
くすりを のむ to take medicine (set phrase), くすり medicine, drug, pill, tablet, のむ to drink
-けど but, こうかが ない has no effect, be not effective, doesn't work, こうか effect, effectiveness
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いま | | し | ごと | たんじゅんさぎょう | |
今 | の | 仕 | 事 | は単純作業ば | かり。 |
いま | | し | ごと | | つづ | | い | み | | てんしょく | |
今 | の | 仕 | 事 | を | 続 | けても、 | 意 | 味 | がない。 | 転職し | よう。 |
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いまの しごと current job, いまの current, present (something), しごと [sv] work, job
たんじゅん・さぎょう simple task, simple work, たんじゅん [na] simple, さぎょう [sv] work
-ばかり (noun +) only, all, つづけて te form of tsuzukeru; continue, keep on
てんしょく [sv] change jobs, switch companies, しよう volitional form of suru; Let's do
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ちょきん | | い | み | | とう | し | |
貯金 | しても、 | 意 | 味 | がない。 | 投 | 資 | しよう。 |
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えん・やす weak Yen / low value of Yen, えん Japanese Yen, やすい inexpensive, low price, cheap
-で cause marker; by, because, due to
ぶっか prices, cost of living, どんどん more and more, rapidly , あがる to go up, rise
ちょきん [sv] saving money, deposit money in a bank, とうし [sv] investment
Practice the following words
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1. | 意味[sv] meaning |
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2. | 意味がない there is no meaning, it's meaningless |
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3. | あります/あるthere is, to have |
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4. | 考えます/考えるto think, consider |
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5. | やります/やるto do, perform, play |
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6. | 会社company |
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7. | 会議meeting, conference |
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8. | 多過ぎるtoo many, too much |
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9. | 多いmany, a lot |
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10. | 過ぎます/過ぎる (stem +) do too much, do too many |
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11. | 朝morning |
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12. | 晩night, evening |
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13. | これ以上 more than this / any further, any more, any longer |
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14. | 以上[A] or more, [A] or over |
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15. | 議論[sv] discuss |
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16. | 決めます/決めるto decide |
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17. | 半年a half year |
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18. | 薬medicine, drug, pill, tablet |
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19. | 薬を飲むto take medicine |
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20. | 飲みます/飲むto drink |
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21. | 効果がない has no effect, be not effective, doesn't work |
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22. | 効果effect, effectiveness |
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23. | 今の仕事current job |
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24. | 今のcurrent, present (something) |
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25. | 仕事[sv] work, job |
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26. | 単純作業simple task, simple work |
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27. | 単純[na] simple |
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28. | 作業[sv] work |
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29. | -ばかり (noun +) only, all |
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30. | 続けます/続けるto continue |
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31. | 転職 [sv] change jobs, switch companies |
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32. | 円安weak Yen / low value of Yen |
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33. | 安いinexpensive, low price, cheap |
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34. | 物価prices, cost of living |
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35. | どんどんmore and more, rapidly |
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36. | 上がります/上がるto go up, rise |
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37. | 貯金 [sv] saving money, deposit money in a bank |
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38. | 投資[sv] investment |
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Functional patterns used in the sentences (Chapter numbers are from Building Up Conversation)
... shite mo
te form + mo, (-temo / -demo):even, even if, even though
Level 2 Chapter 8
yatte miyoo
verb te form + -te mimasu:try to do and find out, try to do and see how it is
Level 3 Chapter 2
yatte miyoo / tenshoku shiyoo / tooshi shiyoo
-yoo, -oo:verb volitional form "Let's do" / expressing one's intention
Level 2 Chapter 18
kaigi ga oo-sugiru
stem + sugimasu:too big, too small, do too much, and so on.
Level 3 Chapter 4
kimemashoo
verb stem + mashoo:Let's do
Level 1 Chapter 12