IntermediateJLPT N3 Grammar

よう

The way to ~; a way of doing ~; method/style

Romaji: you

Meaning & usage

A noun forming suffix which means a way (of doing something).

Notes

取れる - to be interpreted (as); to be taken as

Example sentences 13

  1. この作文は直しようがない。

    There is no way to correct this composition.

  2. この成績じゃ・では救いようがない。

    There is no way to save (him) with this grade.

  3. こんなに壊れてしまっては直しようがない。

    We cannot fix it now that it is broken to this extent.

  4. こんなに学生が多くては教えようがない。

    There is no way to teach if there are this many students.

  5. それ以外に考えようがない。

    There is no other way to think (about it).

  6. そんな聞き方をされたら答えようがない。

    I cannot answer if you ask (literally: I am asked) that way.

  7. ほかにやりようはないのだろうか。

    Isn't there any other way to do it, I wonder?

  8. みんなで同時に攻せめて来きたら防ふせぎようがない。

    There is no way to defend ourselves if all of them attack us at the same time.

  9. 日本語があんなに下手じゃどうしようもない。

    There is no hope to do with such poor Japanese. (literally: There is no way even to do if his Japanese is that poor.)

  10. 漢字が読めないんじゃ(=のでは)仕事のさせようがない。

    There is no way to have him work if he cannot read kanji.

  11. 私に謝ってもらってもしようがない。

    There is no point apologizing to me (literally: even if you apologize to me).

  12. 見つからないのはさがしようが悪いんだよ。

    It's because your way of searching (for it) is wrong that you cannot find it.

  13. 読みようによってはこの手紙は遺書ともとれる。

    Depending on how you read it, this letter can also be taken as a suicide note.