GRAMMAR DETAIL
ても始まらない
Indicates that acting on something already past or unchangeable will not resolve the situation.
Examples
以前の失敗を悔やんでも始まらない。
There is no use regretting the previous failure.
Words used
心配しても始まらないから、今できることをしよう。
There is no use worrying, so let us do what we can now.
Words used
Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure:
も始まらないfollows a verb's te-form to say that the action will make no progress toward resolving the situation. - Basic usage:
心配しても始まらないから、今できることをしよう。urges taking possible action now instead of merely worrying.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- Effectiveness versus control over a feeling
心配しても始まらないevaluates worrying as ineffective.心配せずにはいられないdescribes difficulty suppressing worry, so usefulness and emotional control are different judgments.