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ようにも(~ない)
(A. 730)
Example sentences
(ksa).
徹に連絡し
ようにも
電話番号もメールアドレスも知ら
ない
。
Even though I want to contact Toru, I don't know either her phone number or her e-mail address.
(ksb).
ひどく頭が痛くて起き
ようにも
起きられ
ない
。
I have a terrible headache, and I cannot get up even though I want to.
(a).
記事を書
こうにも
書く材料が
ない
。
Even though I'm thinking of writing an article, I have nothing to write about.
(b).
寿司を作
ろうにも
材料が手に入られ
ない
。
Even though I want to make sushi, I cannot get the ingredients (literally: materials).
(c).
苦情を言
おうにも
誰に言っていいか分から
なかった
。
Although I wanted to complain, I didn't know who to complain to.
(d).
体を動か
そうにも
あちこち痛くて腕も上げられ
ない
。
Although I'm trying to move my body, every part aches and I can't even lift my arms.
(e).
母は僕の日本人のガールフレンドと話し
そうにも
日本語ができ
なかった
。
Even though my mother wanted to talk with my Japanese girlfriend, my mother (couldn't because she) can't speak Japanese.
(f).
気の毒に彼女は悩み事を相談
しようにも
相談できる人が近くに
いない
。
It's sad that even though she wants to talk to someone about her troubles, she has no one to talk to near her.
(g).
カウンセリングに行
こうにも
、その質や学派も様々でついつい懐疑的になってしまいます。
Although I am thinking of going for counselling, the variation in quality and schools of thought makes me sceptical.
(h).
その本は買
おうにも
絶版だった。
Although I wanted to buy the book, it was out of print.
(i).
携帯電話の電池が切れたので、電話をかけ
ようにも
かけられ
ない
。
Because my cell phone battery is dead, I cannot make a call even though I want to.
Formation
Vvolitional
にも
(~
ない
)
話そう
にも
(~
ない
)
(not) even though someone tries to talk
教えよう
にも
(~
ない
)
(not) even though someone tries to teach