modality N3 common casualpolitewritten

〜でしかたがない — voiced allomorph of 〜てしかたがない

〜でしかたがない ・ でしかたがない
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Sources Compiled with reference to A Dictionary of Basic Japanese Grammar. Editorial confidence: medium.

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