てもしかたがない

(Te mo shikata ga nai)

Expresses that a certain action or state is useless or cannot be helped.

Connection rules

終おわったことを今更いまさら後悔こうかいしてもしかたがない。

Owa ta koto wo imasara koukai shi te mo shikata ga nai.

It is no use regretting what is already over now.

「Moving on from mistakes」

そんなに文句もんくを言いってもしかたがないよ。

Sonnani monku wo i te mo shikata ga nai yo.

There is no point in complaining like that.

「Giving advice to a friend」

Since there was an accident on the train, it can't be helped if we are late.

電車で事故があったのだから、___。

Romaji also accepted