adverb (fukushi); noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
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どうにかFrequency rank: 1,587.
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in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
This phrase is used to express the idea of achieving something despite difficulties or challenges, or to denote a sense of doing something just enough to get by.
どうにかするto manage somehowどうにかなるto work out somehowどうにかしてsomehow; by any meansどうにかなるだろうit will somehow work outどうにかこうにかsomehow or other; by hook or by crookどうにかしてみるto try to manage it somehowどうにかこうにかやるto somehow get it doneどうにかできるto be able to manage it somehowどうにかしたいwant to manage somehow