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どうにかなる

dō ni ka na ru

JA

things will work out; it will somehow be resolved; something can be managed

心配しないで、きっとどうにかなるよ。

Don't worry, it will definitely work out.

Etymology

This phrase comes from the combination of the Japanese adverb どうにか (somehow, any way) and the verb なる (to become), forming a common colloquial expression by the late Edo period.

Memory Aid

Break down the phrase: どうにか (do-n-ka) = somehow, なる (na-ru) = becomes → somehow it becomes → things will work out.

Collocations

どうにかなるさまあどうにかなるきっとどうにかなる

Synonyms

なんとかなるどうにでもなる

Related Words

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