No. 2,333 in Japanese
どうせ
"どうせ" means "anyway," "after all," or "in any case," often implying resignation or negativity.
In a sentence
どうせ雨が降るんだから、傘を持って行こう。
Since it's going to rain anyway, let's take an umbrella.
The word 'どうせ' expresses inevitability or suggests that the outcome is unavoidable in this context.
どうせ間に合わないなら、急ぐのはやめようよ。
If we're not going to make it anyway, let's stop rushing.
Here, 'どうせ' conveys a sense of resignation or concession to an unchangeable situation.
どうせ君はそんなことを信じないんだろうけど、試してみて。
You probably won't believe such a thing anyway, but give it a try.
In this sentence, 'どうせ' is used to express an assumption of doubt about the listener's likely response.
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