How to say hopeless in Japanese

箸にも棒にも掛からない【はしにもぼうにもかからないhashinimobounimokakaranai】: expression:
hopeless; unmanageable; incorrigible

Example Sentences

うちuchi はha パパPAPA がga 別居bekkyo 中chuu なna のno。（ママMAMA がga どうしようもないdoushiyoumonai 人hito だda からkara）: My dad's estranged. (Because my mum's hopeless).
絶望的なzetsuboutekina 戦いtatakai のno 中naka、貴君kikun のno 師団shidan がga 善戦zensen したshita ことkoto はha 高くtakaku 評価hyouka されているsareteiru。: Your division was highly praised for fighting well in the midst of a hopeless conflict.
ちなみにchinamini 私watashi はha 英語eigo がga からきしkarakishi 駄目dame なんですnandesu。: By the way, my English is absolutely hopeless.
人生jinsei をwo そうsou 悲観hikan してshite はha いけないikenai。: You had better not take such a hopeless view of life.
情勢jousei はha 絶望zetsubou だda。: The situation is hopeless.

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