Vocabulary

無駄

futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness

noun na-adjective
N3 freq #15

Example sentences

He regrets his having wasted his money.

He tried in vain to pull the wool over my eyes.

He tried to give up smoking last year, but it was in vain.

He tried it again, but in vain.

He tried hard in vain.

He worked hard to no purpose.

He tried to give up smoking but in vain.

All his efforts came to nothing.