仕様がない

しょうがない · also しようがない

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; inevitable

Also written しようが無い、仕様が無い、しょうが無い

Meaning

expadj-i
there's no (other) way
expadj-i
cannot be helped; unavoidable; inevitable; (there's) nothing one can do; having no choice; it is what it is
expadj-i
it's no use (doing); pointless; useless; no good; insufficient; not enough
expadj-i
hopeless (person); annoying; troublesome; awful
expadj-i
cannot stand it; unbearable; cannot help (doing, feeling); dying (to do)

Example sentences

この文章はそう解釈するよりほかに解釈の仕様がない。

The passage admits of no other interpretation.
運転しなかったら、車持ってても仕様がないでしょ？

What's the good of having a car if you don't drive?