どうせ

Japanese

Etymology

Compound of どう (dō, “how”) +‎ せ (se, clipping of せよ (seyo), the imperative form of する (suru, “do”)).[1][2]

Pronunciation

Adverb

どうせ • (dōse) 

  1. anyway, anyhow
    Synonyms: 所詮 (shosen), 何れにせよ (izure ni seyo, formal), いずれにしても (izure ni shite mo, regular / non-formal)
    どうせ私(わたし)は何(なに)もできないし
    dōse watashi wa nani mo dekinai shi
    It's not like I can do anything anyway
    どうせ俺(おれ)は負(ま)け犬(いぬ)さ
    dōse ore wa makeinu sa
    I'm just a loser anyway

References
  1. “どうせ”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
  2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
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