[sumo] Non-Sumo, Non-Political "Shoganai"

Takanomizu takanomizu at mchsi.com
Wed Jul 4 14:09:20 EDT 2007


I'm trying to find a better translation for shoganai.

Saying that the bombing was "inevitable" or "could not be helped" doesn't seem to convey the meaning as shoganai in this case. It seems it's more like, " too friggin' bad."

Can anyone who's a better linguist than I am, help me out?

Thanks,
Irene
Takanomizu



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