Grammar - Grade 2 List View

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Grammar Point
adverb (fukushi)
adv 
A Keyphrase should be a short phrase that brings to mind and helps to remember the information on this frame.
どうせ

anyhow, in any case, at any rate, after all, at all, no matter what

どうせ + Sentence

The adverb どうせ is used at the beginning of a clause to express the speaker's resignation, pessimism, or the feeling that the outcome will be the same regardless of what is done. It often implies that a certain effort is futile because the result is already determined.

どうせ + Clause

This structure is used to justify a decision or state a fact based on the assumption that the result is inevitable.

I'm going to fail anyway, so I won't study.

It's going to rain anyway, so let's stay home.

In any case, he won't come.

Note

どうせ is typically used in informal or negative contexts where the speaker has given up on a positive outcome. It is often paired with negative verbs or expressions of certainty like だろう or に決まっている.

Words: 
どうせ
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