どうせ

Japanese

Etymology

Compound of どう (dō, “how”) +‎ せ (se, imperative form of する, “do”).[1][2]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) どーせ [dòósé] (Heiban – [0])[2][3]
IPA^(key): [do̞ːse̞]

Adverb

どうせ • (dōse)

anyway, anyhow
どうせ私(わたし)は何(なに)もできないし
dōse watashi wa nani mo dekinai shi
It's not like I can do anything anyway

どうせ俺(おれ)は負(ま)け犬(いぬ)さ
dōse ore wa makeinu sa
I'm just a loser anyway

References

1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

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