どうしても

expression, adverb

by all means; at any cost; no matter what

Emphasizes strong determination, desire, or necessity: something must happen or be done regardless of difficulty.

• どうしても今日きょう中じゅうに終おわらせたい。

  I want to finish it today no matter what.

• 彼かれにはどうしても会あっておきたい。

  I absolutely want to see him beforehand.

expression, adverb

whether one wants to or not; willy-nilly; willingly or unwillingly

Used when circumstances force an action or outcome regardless of one's own wishes; often appears with obligation or unavoidable-result expressions.

• 規き則そくが変かわった以い上じょう、どうしても従したがわなければならない。

  Now that the rules have changed, we have to follow them whether we like it or not.

expression, adverb

by no means; not possibly; on no account

Used with a negative verb or negative expression to mean that something cannot or must not happen, no matter how hard one tries or what the circumstances are.

• その名な前まえがどうしても思おもい出だせない。

  I just cannot remember that name.

• この条じょう件けんではどうしても納なっ得とくできない。

  Under these conditions, I cannot possibly accept it.

expression, adverb

in the end; after all; eventually

Marks an outcome as what things ultimately come to, especially after considering alternatives or over time.

• 無む理りを続つづけると、どうしても最さい後ごには体からだに響ひびく。

  If you keep pushing yourself too hard, it eventually takes a toll on your body.