〜(よ)うにも〜ない

import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('you-ni-mo-nai');

{
  "id": "you-ni-mo-nai",
  "pattern": "〜(よ)うにも〜ない",
  "romaji": "you ni mo ... nai",
  "level": "N1",
  "meaning": "want to (do) but can't; even if one tries, one cannot",
  "formation": "Verb-volitional + にも + Verb-nai (potential of the same verb)",
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "財布を家に忘れてきたので、昼ご飯を買おうにも買えなかった。",
      "furigana": "{財布|さいふ}を{家|いえ}に{忘|わす}れてきたので、{昼|ひる}ご{飯|はん}を{買|か}おうにも{買|か}えなかった。",
      "en": "I'd left my wallet at home, so I couldn't buy lunch even though I wanted to."
    },
    {
      "ja": "大雪で電車が止まってしまい、帰ろうにも帰れない。",
      "furigana": "{大雪|おおゆき}で{電車|でんしゃ}が{止|と}まってしまい、{帰|かえ}ろうにも{帰|かえ}れない。",
      "en": "The trains have stopped because of heavy snow, so I can't get home even if I want to."
    },
    {
      "ja": "当時の記録がすべて失われており、確かめようにも確かめようがない。",
      "furigana": "{当時|とうじ}の{記録|きろく}がすべて{失|うしな}われており、{確|たし}かめようにも{確|たし}かめようがない。",
      "en": "All the records from that time have been lost, so there's no way to check even if we wanted to."
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "ability",
    "intention"
  ],
  "notes": "Some outside circumstance blocks the intended action. The second verb is usually the negative potential of the same verb, or 〜ようがない.",
  "zh": {
    "source_hash": "7c98c6f621d62d912691b3ae0a33050a1a4663fd4caddae67686ef5fc9a16258",
    "meanings": [
      "想……也不能"
    ],
    "formation": "动词意志形＋にも＋同一动词的可能否定形",
    "explanation": "因为外部条件阻碍，即使想做也无法做到。",
    "notes": "后项也可用ようがない。",
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "財布を家に忘れてきたので、昼ご飯を買おうにも買えなかった。",
        "zh": "钱包忘在家里，想买午饭也买不了。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "大雪で電車が止まってしまい、帰ろうにも帰れない。",
        "zh": "大雪导致电车停运，想回家也回不了。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "当時の記録がすべて失われており、確かめようにも確かめようがない。",
        "zh": "当时的记录全部遗失，想核实也无从核实。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "sources/grammar/n1.json#you-ni-mo-nai",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "review_hash": "4adf9342adc544c710acc12f0dc5ae9fba57398504a4ed68b2248ba5252a1994",
    "status": "reviewed",
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28"
  }
}