Phrase guide

it doesn't matter

phrase · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

phrase

Meaning 1

It is not important; do not worry (used to reassure or comfort the person to whom it is said).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • I’m afraid I’ve broken your mug. – It doesn’t matter; it was old and I was going to throw it away anyway.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: never mind, no matter, san fairy ann

Antonyms: none provided

2

phrase

Meaning 2

I withdraw my previous statement (often used if it wasn't heard or understood).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Maybe we could try fixing this part to the ... no, wait, it doesn’t matter.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: never mind

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

78 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: dit maak nie saak nie — it doesn’t matter
  • Afrikaans: makie sakie — it doesn’t matter
  • Arabic: ما فرقت (mā faragat) — it doesn’t matter
  • Arabic: عادي (ʕādi) — it doesn’t matter
  • Burmese: ကိစ္စမရှိပါဘူး (kicca.ma.hri.pabhu:) — it doesn’t matter
  • Chinese: 無要緊 /无要紧 (zh-min-nan) — it doesn’t matter
  • Chinese: 𣍐要緊 /𫧃要紧 (bōe-iàu-kín / bǒe-iàu-kín / bē-iàu-kín / bōe-á-kín) — it doesn’t matter
  • Chinese: 無啥物 /无啥物 (zh-min-nan) — it doesn’t matter
  • Chinese: 無問題 /无问题 (bô-būn-tôe / bô-būn-tê) — it doesn’t matter
  • Chinese: 無代誌 /无代志 (bô tāi-chì) — it doesn’t matter
  • Chinese: 無關係 /无关系 (bô-koan-hē) — it doesn’t matter
  • Chinese: 無打緊 /无打紧 (zh-min-nan) — it doesn’t matter
  • Chinese Mandarin: 沒關係 /没关系 (méiguānxi) — it doesn’t matter
  • Chinese Mandarin: 不要緊 /不要紧 (bú yàojǐn) — it doesn’t matter
  • Ngazidja Comorian: kaidhuru — it doesn’t matter
  • Czech: to je jedno — it doesn’t matter
  • Czech: to nevadí — it doesn’t matter
  • Czech: na tom nesejde — it doesn’t matter
  • Czech: na tom nezáleží — it doesn’t matter
  • Dutch: het maakt niet uit — it doesn’t matter
  • Dutch: het maakt niets uit — it doesn’t matter
  • Dutch: maakt niks uit — it doesn’t matter
  • Dutch: scheelt me niks — it doesn’t matter
  • Esperanto: ne gravas — it doesn’t matter
  • Finnish: se ei haittaa — it doesn’t matter
  • French: c'est pas grave — it doesn’t matter
  • French: ça ne fait rien — it doesn’t matter
  • French: peu importe — it doesn’t matter
  • Galician: non importa — it doesn’t matter
  • Georgian: სულერთია (sulertia) — it doesn’t matter
  • German: es spielt keine Rolle — it doesn’t matter
  • German: es macht nichts — it doesn’t matter
  • German: es ist egal — it doesn’t matter
  • German: macht nichts — it doesn’t matter
  • German: das macht nichts — it doesn’t matter
  • Hebrew: זה לא משנה — it doesn’t matter
  • Hungarian: nem számít — it doesn’t matter
  • Hungarian: nem érdekes — it doesn’t matter
  • Hungarian: nem baj — it doesn’t matter
  • Hungarian: mindegy — it doesn’t matter
  • Icelandic: skiptir engu — it doesn’t matter
  • Icelandic: það gerir ekkert til — it doesn’t matter
  • Icelandic: það skiptir ekki máli — it doesn’t matter
  • Icelandic: það skeytir engu — it doesn’t matter
  • Icelandic: það kemur ekki að sök — it doesn’t matter
  • Irish: ní miste — it doesn’t matter
  • Italian: non importa — it doesn’t matter
  • Italian: fa lo stesso — it doesn’t matter
  • Japanese: 構いません (kamaimasen) — it doesn’t matter
  • Latin: nihil est — it doesn’t matter
  • Latin: non refert — it doesn’t matter
  • Norwegian Bokmål: det har ingenting å si — it doesn’t matter
  • Norwegian Bokmål: det spiller ingen rolle — it doesn’t matter
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: det har ingenting å seia — it doesn’t matter
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: det spelar inga rolle — it doesn’t matter
  • Pannonian Rusyn: нє важне (nje važne) — it doesn’t matter
  • Polish: nieważne — it doesn’t matter
  • Polish: nie ma znaczenia — it doesn’t matter
  • Portuguese: não interessa — it doesn’t matter
  • Portuguese: não importa — it doesn’t matter
  • Russian: нева́жно (nevážno) — it doesn’t matter
  • Russian: ничего́ (ničevó) — it doesn’t matter
  • Russian: э́то не име́ет значе́ния (éto ne iméjet značénija) — it doesn’t matter
  • Russian: это не играет никакой роли (eto ne igrajet nikakoj roli) — it doesn’t matter
  • Scottish Gaelic: is coma — it doesn’t matter
  • Serbo-Croatian: nevažno — it doesn’t matter
  • Serbo-Croatian: nebitno — it doesn’t matter
  • Serbo-Croatian: nije važno — it doesn’t matter
  • Serbo-Croatian: nije bitno — it doesn’t matter
  • Serbo-Croatian: nema veze — it doesn’t matter
  • Spanish: no importa — it doesn’t matter
  • Spanish: da igual — it doesn’t matter
  • Spanish: no pasa nada — it doesn’t matter
  • Swedish: det spelar ingen roll — it doesn’t matter
  • Swedish: det kvittar — it doesn’t matter
  • Thai: ไม่เป็นไร (mâi-bpen-rai) — it doesn’t matter
  • Tok Pisin: maski — it doesn’t matter
  • Turkish: fark etmez — it doesn’t matter