〜かいもなく: This means you tried hard, but it did not help. Your effort was wasted. You feel sad or disappointed because of this.

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〜かいもなく

This means you tried hard, but it did not help. Your effort was wasted. You feel sad or disappointed because of this.

N2 KMT6NeutralStandardAdverbial ConstructionMixedCompound Evaluation And PreferenceGrammar

Verb [た-form] + かいもなくPrimary

Noun + の + かいもなく

This means you tried hard, but it did not help. Your effort was wasted. You feel sad or disappointed because of this.

必死に勉強したかいもなく、試験に落ちてしまった。

Despite having studied desperately, I failed the exam.

NeutralPastAffirmativeMid SentenceDeclarativeEducation

２時間も待ったかいもなく、彼女は現れなかった。

I waited for two hours to no avail; she never showed up.

NeutralPastNegativeMid SentenceDeclarativeFamily & Relationships

長年の努力のかいもなく、彼の会社は倒産してしまった。

Despite years of effort, his company went bankrupt.

FormalPastAffirmativeMid SentenceDeclarativeBusiness & Finance Work & Career

急いで来たかいもなく、会議はもう終わっているようだ。

It was pointless rushing here; the meeting seems to be over already.

CasualNon PastAffirmativeMid SentenceEvidentialWork & Career

治療のかいもなく、祖父は亡くなった。

Despite the medical treatment, my grandfather passed away.

NeutralPastAffirmativeClause InitialDeclarativeMedicine & Health Family & Relationships

This phrase shows you feel very let down. It is like pouring water into a bucket with a hole. All your hard work feels wasted. You are sad because your effort did not help.

This is different from "~kai ga aru". That phrase means your hard work paid off. This phrase means your hard work did not pay off. It means your effort was wasted.

Don't use this when the action is very small. For example, don't say "despite pushing the button."

Contrasts with(1)

〜甲斐がある / 〜かいがある

This means your hard work was worth it. You got a good result because of what you did.

た形

This shows an action finished in the past. It also shows something that was true before now.

〜も

This word means 'also' or 'too'. It shows that something is an extra part of a group.

〜のに

This word means "even though" or "despite." You use it when something happens that you do not expect. It can show you are surprised or unhappy.

ない形

This is how you make a verb negative. It means "do not" or "will not." It is the casual way to say 〜ません.

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Dictionary

〜かいもなく

This means you tried hard, but it did not help. Your effort was wasted. You feel sad or disappointed because of this.

N2 KMT6NeutralStandardAdverbial ConstructionMixedCompound Evaluation And PreferenceGrammar

Verb [た-form] + かいもなくPrimary

Noun + の + かいもなく

This means you tried hard, but it did not help. Your effort was wasted. You feel sad or disappointed because of this.

必死に勉強したかいもなく、試験に落ちてしまった。

Despite having studied desperately, I failed the exam.

NeutralPastAffirmativeMid SentenceDeclarativeEducation

２時間も待ったかいもなく、彼女は現れなかった。

I waited for two hours to no avail; she never showed up.

NeutralPastNegativeMid SentenceDeclarativeFamily & Relationships

長年の努力のかいもなく、彼の会社は倒産してしまった。

Despite years of effort, his company went bankrupt.

FormalPastAffirmativeMid SentenceDeclarativeBusiness & Finance Work & Career

急いで来たかいもなく、会議はもう終わっているようだ。

It was pointless rushing here; the meeting seems to be over already.

CasualNon PastAffirmativeMid SentenceEvidentialWork & Career

治療のかいもなく、祖父は亡くなった。

Despite the medical treatment, my grandfather passed away.

NeutralPastAffirmativeClause InitialDeclarativeMedicine & Health Family & Relationships

This phrase shows you feel very let down. It is like pouring water into a bucket with a hole. All your hard work feels wasted. You are sad because your effort did not help.

This is different from "~kai ga aru". That phrase means your hard work paid off. This phrase means your hard work did not pay off. It means your effort was wasted.

Don't use this when the action is very small. For example, don't say "despite pushing the button."

Contrasts with(1)

〜甲斐がある / 〜かいがある

This means your hard work was worth it. You got a good result because of what you did.

た形

This shows an action finished in the past. It also shows something that was true before now.

〜も

This word means 'also' or 'too'. It shows that something is an extra part of a group.

〜のに

This word means "even though" or "despite." You use it when something happens that you do not expect. It can show you are surprised or unhappy.

ない形

This is how you make a verb negative. It means "do not" or "will not." It is the casual way to say 〜ません.

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〜かいもなく

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〜かいもなく

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Examples5

Nuance1

Contrasts1

Restrictions1

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Prerequisites4

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