犯不着 and 犯得着 for “It’s Not Worth It”
Use 犯不着 to say something isn’t worth doing, and 犯得着…吗？ to ask the same thing as a rhetorical question.
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犯不着 + verb phrase ／ 犯得着 + verb phrase + 吗？
Both mean “it isn’t worth it”: 犯不着 says it directly, and 犯得着…吗？ says it as a rhetorical question.
为这点小事犯不着生气。
When to use 犯不着 and 犯得着 for “It’s Not Worth It”
犯不着 and 犯得着 are colloquial verbs that judge whether an action is worth the trouble. 犯不着 + verb phrase means “it’s not worth …, there’s no need to …”: 为这点小事犯不着生气. 犯得着 is almost always used in a rhetorical question, 犯得着…吗？, which also means “it’s not worth it”: 犯得着为这点小事生气吗？ The thing that is not worth it is usually a strong reaction or extra effort (getting angry, worrying, travelling far). Both are written with neutral 不 and 得 in the middle.
为这点小事犯不着生气，大家都是好朋友。
It’s not worth getting angry over such a small thing; we’re all good friends.
这么近，犯得着打车吗？走路十分钟就到了。
It’s so close, why take a taxi? It’s only a ten-minute walk.
东西又不贵，犯不着跑那么远去买。
It isn’t expensive, so there’s no point going all that way to buy it.
一次小测验，犯得着紧张成这样吗？
It’s just a little quiz; is it worth getting so nervous?
よくある間違い
- Don’t use 犯得着 in a plain statement; it belongs in a rhetorical question: 犯得着…吗？
- 犯不着 only gives a negative judgement; for “worth seeing” use 值得, not 犯得着.
- These are casual words; in a formal report write 没有必要 instead.
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