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JLPT N3adverbLevel estimated by Bebop

どうしても

doushitemo

not ... no matter what

This sense is used with a negative verb. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 戸とがどうしても開ひらかない。

    The door will not open.

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  2. 私わたしはどうしても来これません。

    I cannot possibly come.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. どうしても言葉ことばが出でなかった。

    Words failed me.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

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