modality N2 common casual

〜てしょうがない — can't help (feeling) ~

〜てしょうがない ・ てしょうがない
Builds on て形 てしかたがない

Meaning

Key sentence

I'm so bored I can't stand it.

Easily confused with

〜てしかたがない Same meaning. てしょうがない is the more casual spoken contraction of てしかたがない (しかた → しょう). See that entry for full usage and contrasts.

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Sources Compiled from published Japanese grammar references.

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