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... shite mo, imi ga nai
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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1. | Kangaete ite mo, imi ga nai. Yatte miyoo. |
kangaete iru be thinking, be considering, kangaete te form of kangaeru; consider, think
imi [sv] meaning, nai nai form of aru; there is not, don't have
yatte miyoo Let's try to do, Let's try doing, yatte te form of yaru; do, perform, play
-te miru try to do, try doing (and see how it is), miyoo volitional form of miru
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2. | Nihon no kaisha wa kaigi ga oo-sugiru. Asa kara ban made kaigi o shite mo imi ga nai. |
kaisha company, kaigi meeting, conference, oo-sugiru too many, too much
ooi many, a lot, [stem] + sugiru too much, too many
asa kara ban made from morning to night, all day long, asa morning, ban night, evening
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3. | Kore ijoo giron shite mo, imi ga nai. Kimemashoo. |
kore ijoo -te mo even if I do it any further
kore ijoo more than this / any further, any more, any longer
giron [sv] discuss, kimemasu to decide, -mashoo (stem +) Let's do
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4. | Hantoshi ijoo kono kusuri o nonde iru kedo, kooka ga nai. Kore ijoo nonde mo, imi ga nai. |
hantoshi a half year, ijoo [A] or more, [A] or over
kusuri o nomu to take medicine (set phrase), kusuri medicine, drug, pill, tablet, nomu to drink
-kedo but, kooka ga nai has no effect, be not effective, doesn't work, kooka effect, effectiveness
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5. | Ima no shigoto wa tanjun-sagyoo bakari. Ima no shigoto o tsuzukete mo, imi ga nai. Tenshoku shiyoo. |
ima no shigoto current job, ima no current, present (something), shigoto [sv] work, job
tanjun-sagyoo simple task, simple work, tanjun [na] simple, sagyoo [sv] work
-bakari (noun +) only, all, tsuzukete te form of tsuzukeru; continue, keep on
tenshoku [sv] change jobs, switch companies, shiyoo volitional form of suru; Let's do
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6. | En-Yasu de bukka ga dondon agaru. Chokin shite mo, imi ga nai. Tooshi shiyoo. |
en-yasu weak Yen / low value of Yen, en Japanese Yen, yasui inexpensive, low price, cheap
-de cause marker; by, because, due to
bukka prices, cost of living, dondon more and more, rapidly , agaru to go up, rise
chokin [sv] saving money, deposit money in a bank, tooshi [sv] investment
Practice the following words
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
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