どうにか～ないものか

When to use

どうにか～ないものか: isn't there some way to (どうにかならないものか).

Explanation

どうにか～ないものか is used to express a strong desire or wish for something to be resolved or made possible. It translates roughly as 'isn't there some way...?', 'can't we somehow...?', or 'is there no way...?'

• どうにかこの仕事しごとを終おわらせないものか。

  Isn't there some way to finish this job?

  Dō ni ka kono shigoto o owarasenai mono ka.

• どうにか次つぎの試験しけんで合格ごうかくしないものか。

  Can't we somehow pass the next exam?

  Dō ni ka tsugi no shiken de gōkaku shinai mono ka.

• どうにか込こんでいる電車でんしゃに乗れないものか。

  Is there no way to get on the crowded train somehow?

  Dō ni ka konde iru densha ni norenai mono ka.

• どうにか彼女かのじょと仲直なかなおりしないものか。

  Isn't there some way to make up with her?

  Dō ni ka kanojo to nakanaori shinai mono ka.

Wish And Hope (I Hope / If Only)

• ～さえ～ば〜sae ~baN2Expresses that, as long as a certain condition is met…
• ～ものなら〜mono naraN2Expresses a conditional wish or unlikely possibility; 'if…
• ～ば～のに〜ba 〜noniN3Expresses regret or dissatisfaction; 'if only', 'wish'.
• ～ば～ものを～ba～mono oN1Expresses regret or a missed opportunity: 'if only', 'had…
• ～といいなあ〜to ii naaN3Express a wish or hope; 'it would be nice if', 'I hope…
• ～ばよかった〜ba yokattaN3Express a sense of regret; 'I wish', 'it would have been…
• ～ますように〜masu you niN3Used to express a wish or hope for oneself or someone else.
• Verb ないものだろうかVerb nai mono darou kaN1Expressing hope or wonder if something can be done: 'Isn't…

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