GRAMMAR DETAIL
〜てもどうにもならない
Indicates that no action can change an outcome that has already been determined.
Examples
今さら責任者を責めてもどうにもならない。
There is no use blaming the person in charge now.
Words used
昔のことを後悔してもどうにもならない。
There is no use regretting the past.
Words used
Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure:
もどうにもならないafter a verb's te-form says that performing the action will not help change a situation that has already arisen. - Basic usage:
今さら責任者を責めてもどうにもならない。means that blaming the person in charge now will not resolve the situation.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- The scope of the futility judgment
責めてもどうにもならないjudges blaming the person in charge ineffective at changing matters.何をしてもどうにもならないextends that scope to all possible responses, so the preceding action determines what is judged futile.

