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わけがない・ようがない・ようもない: the difference

Meaning

There is no way, There is no reason, It is impossible, Cannot be

Past papers

Tested 2 times in past papers

Example

彼かれが嘘うそをつくわけがない。

There is no way he would lie.

Meaning

There's no way to, It's impossible to

Past papers

Tested 4 times in past papers

Example

何なんとも言いいようがない味あじだ。

There is no way to put this taste/flavor into words.

How to tell them apart

「ようがない」: no means or conditions, so you can't do it even if you want to; a feeling of helplessness.

「できない」: simply cannot; could be lack of ability or a rule against it.

「わけがない」: impossible by common sense.

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