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ても始まらない(てもはじまらない)

It's pointless to X/X won't progress even if

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ても始まらない(てもはじまらない)

It's pointless to X/X won't progress even if

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~Xてもはじまらない and ~Xても仕方しかたがない are both used to express "It's no use to do X", wherein X is a て form verb. This entry concerns ~Xてもはじまらない.

~てもはじまらない is a combination of a て form verb, the も particle, and the negative form of the verb はじまる, "to begin; to happen".

~てもはじまらない has a nuance of "doing X won't progress the situation/won't resolve anything".

E.g. 過去かこやんでもはじまらないまえくべきだ。 "It's no use regretting the past. You ought to look forward."

E.g. ワーホリがうまくいくかなんて心配しんぱいてもはじまらないし、実行じっこうするのみだ。 "It's no use to worry about whether a working holiday will go well or not, all there is to do is to take action."

E.g. 文句もんくっていてもなにはじまりませんよ。 "There's absolutely no use complaining."

    Summary

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    ~Xてもはじまらない is used to express "It's no use to do X", wherein X is a て form verb

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    ~てもはじまらない has a nuance of "doing X won't progress the situation/won't resolve anything"

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