どうでもいい

Japanese

Etymology

Lit., "(it is) good anyway".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [do̞ː de̞ mo̞ iː]

Adjective

どうでもいい • (dō de mo ii) -i (adverbial どうでもよく (dō de mo yoku))

1. insignificant; meaningless; not worth attention

   そんなこと私(わたし)にとってはどうでもいい

   sonna koto watashi ni totte wa dō de mo ii

   I don't care about this.

Inflection

• Use inflection of 良(よ)い (yoi).

See also

• どうだっていい (dō datte ii)