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頑張る, がんばる
- ganbaru
JLPT LEVEL 4
Definition
Godan verb with `ru' ending, intransitive verb
- to persevere
- to persist
- to keep at it
- to hang on
- to hold out
- to do one's best
Definition
- to insist that
- to stick to (one's opinion)
Definition
- to remain in a place
- to stick to one's post
- to refuse to budge
Examples of 頑張る,がんばる in a Sentence
The minority party made a last-ditch effort to block passage of the bills.
He did his best but soon saw that he could not compete with such a fast runner.
In honor of all the hard work we raised a toast to our first day in our new home!
The minority party made a last-ditch effort to block passage of the bills.
He did his best but soon saw that he could not compete with such a fast runner.
In honor of all the hard work we raised a toast to our first day in our new home!
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頑張る,がんばる Conjugations
| Plain Polite | 頑張ります |
|---|---|
| Negative | 頑張らない |
| Negative Polite | 頑張りません |
| Past | 頑張った |
| Past Polite | 頑張りました |
| Past Negative | 頑張らなかった |
| Past Negative Polite | 頑張りませんでした |
| Te Form | 頑張って |
| Progressive | 頑張っている |
| Progressive Polite | 頑張っています |
| Progressive Negative | 頑張ってない |
| Progressive Negative Polite | 頑張っていません |
| Passive | 頑張られる |
| Passive Te Form | 頑張られて |
| Imperative | 頑張りなさい |
| Imperative Polite | 頑張ってください |
| Imperative Polite Negative | 頑張らないでください |
| Optative | 頑張りたい |
| Optative Negative | 頑張りたくなかった |
| Optative Negative Polite (1st Form) | 頑張りたくないです |
| Optative Negative Polite (2nd Form) | 頑張りたくありません |
| Optative Past | 頑張りたかった |
| Optative Past Negative Polite (1st Form) | 頑張りたくなかったです |
| Optative Past Negative Polite (2nd Form) | 頑張りたくありませんでした |
| Optative Te Form | 頑張りたくて |
| Optative Conditional | 頑張りたければ |
| Gerund | 頑張りながら |
| Factitive | 頑張らせる |
| Factitive Shortened | 頑張らす |
| Potential | 頑張れる |
| Potential Polite | 頑張れます |
| Conditional (Ba Form) | 頑張れば |
| Conditional (Tara Form) | 頑張ったら |
| Volitional | 頑張ろう |
| Volitional Polite | 頑張りましょう |
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