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JLPT N2adverbLevel estimated by Bebop

どうにも

dounimo

in any way, at all

Used with a negative verb. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. このドアはどうにも閉しまらない。

    This door won’t shut.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. この風邪かぜはどうにも良よくならない。

    I can’t get rid of this cold.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 情勢じょうせいは政府せいふの力ちからではどうにもならなくなった。

    The situation got out of the government’s control.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

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