JLPT N1 Grammar (sube ga nai)

Meaning

there is no way / means; cannot do ~

How to use

Verb (dictionary)術がない
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Learn Japanese grammar: 【すべがない】(sube ga nai). Meaning: there is no way / means; cannot do ~.

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Example #1

こんなにこわれては、もうなおすすべがない。
konnani kowarete wa, mou naosu sube ga nai.
If it breaks like this, there is no way to fix it.
Example #2

かれのでんわばんごうをしらないので、れんらくするすべがない。
kare no denwa bangou o shiranai node, renraku suru sube ga nai.
I don't know his phone number, so I have no way of contacting him.
Example #3

かれのいったことはぜんぶうそだとしっているが、しょうめいするすべがない。
kare no itta koto wa zenbu uso da to shitteiru ga, shoumei suru sube ga nai.
I know everything he said is a lie, but there is no way to prove it.
Example #4

じしんやつなみなどのしぜんさいがいに、じんるいはなすすべがない。
jishin ya tsunami nado no shizen saigai ni, jinrui wa nasu sube ga nai.
There is no way for humankind to deal with natural disasters such as earthquakes and tsunamis.
Example #5

もうがんはぜんしんにてんいしているので、なおすすべがありません。
mou gan wa zenshin ni teni shite iru node, naosu sube ga arimasen.
The cancer has spread throughout the body and there is no cure.
Example #6

いつじしんがおこるか、だれにもよそくできるすべがない。
itsu jishin ga okoru ka, dare nimo yosoku dekiru sube ga nai.
No one can predict when an earthquake will occur.
Example #7

てきはそらからこうげきしてくるので、われわれはもうたたかうすべがない。
teki wa sora kara kougeki shite kuru node, wareware wa mou tatakau sube ga nai.
The enemies attack from the sky, so we have no way of fighting anymore.

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