GRAMMAR
どうにか
somehow
Explanation
NOTE
どうにか means somehow — an action is achieved with effort or difficulty, despite the odds.
終電にどうにか間に合った。
I somehow made it in time for the last train.
NOTE
It carries a feeling of relief — the result was not certain, but it worked out in the end.
難しい試験にどうにか合格した。
I somehow managed to pass the difficult exam.
どうにか often pairs with verbs of success, conveying a narrow or hard-won outcome.
NOTE
どうにか is an adverb. Place it before the verb it modifies, usually right before the action.
STRUCTURE
どうにか+V
少ないお金でどうにか暮らしている。
Sukunai okane de dounika kurashite iru.
I am somehow getting by on a small amount of money.
締め切りまでにどうにか仕事を終えた。
Shimekiri made ni dounika shigoto o oeta.
I somehow finished the work before the deadline.
道に迷ったが、どうにかホテルに着いた。
Michi ni mayotta ga, dounika hoteru ni tsuita.
I got lost, but I somehow arrived at the hotel.
Practice exercises
1
困難な状況に至っても、どうにか解決できた。
Even when it led to a difficult situation, I somehow managed to resolve it.
Answer
どうにか
2
彼は少しの情報をもって、どうにか真実に辿り着いた。
With only a little information, he somehow arrived at the truth.
Answer
どうにか
3
絶体絶命の危機を、どうにか乗り越えた。
I somehow overcame a desperate crisis.
Answer
どうにか
4
破綻寸前の計画を、どうにか軌道に乗せた。
I somehow put the plan, which was on the verge of collapse, back on track.
Answer
どうにか
5
難しい問題をどうにか解いた。
I somehow solved the difficult problem.
Answer
どうにか
6
お金がなかったが、どうにか生活できた。
I had no money, but I somehow managed to live.
Answer
どうにか
7
大雨の中、どうにか家に帰った。
In the heavy rain, I somehow got home.
Answer
どうにか
8
困難こそあれ、どうにか目標を達成した。
Although there were difficulties, I somehow achieved the goal.
Answer
どうにか