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► 副詞
どうにか  [(1)どうにか]  [coll]    meaning:  crazy  rank: 2
☆ 彼どうにかしちゃったんじない？ ⇨ Hasn’t he gone unhinged?

どうにか  [(1)どうにか]  [coll]    meaning:  somehow  rank: 2
☆ きっとどうにかなるよ ⇨ It will somehow work out
☆ これをどうにかして今日中に仕上げなくちゃいけない ⇨ I have to somehow get this done today
☆ そんなの自分でどうにかしろよ ⇨ You somehow manage, handle, something like that yourself (without bothering me)
☆ 終電にどうにか間に合った ⇨ I somehow made it to the last train


More examples:
  • どうにかこうにか期限に間に合った ⇨ I somehow made the deadline
  • 健康さえあれば人生どうにかなる ⇨ As long as you have your health, you can somehow get through your life