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Conjugation of Japanese verb 頑張る - persist - ganbaru

ichidan verb

    Variant

    Stem

    Conjugation

    頑張

    Reading

    がんば
    ganba

    Meaning

    persist

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    頑張る

    Reading

    がんばる
    ganbaru

    Meaning

    to persist / does persist / will persist

    Variant

    Negative

    Conjugation

    頑張ない

    Reading

    がんばない
    ganbanai

    Meaning

    to not persist / does not persist / will not persist

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    頑張ます

    Reading

    がんばます
    ganbamasu

    Meaning

    to persist / does persist / will persist

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    頑張ません

    Reading

    がんばません
    ganbamasen

    Meaning

    to not persist / does not persist / will not persist

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    頑張た

    Reading

    がんばた
    ganbata

    Meaning

    did persist

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    頑張なかった

    Reading

    がんばなかった
    ganbanakatta

    Meaning

    did not persist

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    頑張ました

    Reading

    がんばました
    ganbamashita

    Meaning

    did persist

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    頑張ませんでした

    Reading

    がんばませんでした
    ganbamasendeshita

    Meaning

    did not persist

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    頑張て

    Reading

    がんばて
    ganbate

    Meaning

    persist, and...

    Variant

    Negative I

    Conjugation

    頑張ないで

    Reading

    がんばないで
    ganbanaide

    Meaning

    not persist, and...

    Variant

    Negative II

    Conjugation

    頑張なくて

    Reading

    がんばなくて
    ganbanakute

    Meaning

    not persist, and...

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    頑張まして

    Reading

    がんばまして
    ganbamashite

    Meaning

    persist, and...

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    頑張ませんで

    Reading

    がんばませんで
    ganbamasende

    Meaning

    not persist, and...

    Variant

    Abrupt I

    Conjugation

    頑張ろ

    Reading

    がんばろ
    ganbaro

    Meaning

    persist!

    Variant

    Abrupt II

    Conjugation

    頑張よ

    Reading

    がんばよ
    ganbayo

    Meaning

    persist! (classical / literary)

    Variant

    Abrupt Negative

    Conjugation

    頑張るな

    Reading

    がんばるな
    ganbaruna

    Meaning

    do not persist!

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    頑張なさい

    Reading

    がんばなさい
    ganbanasai

    Meaning

    persist!

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    頑張なさるな

    Reading

    がんばなさるな
    ganbanasaruna

    Meaning

    do not persist!

    Variant

    Polite I

    Conjugation

    頑張てください

    Reading

    がんばてください
    ganbatekudasai

    Meaning

    please persist

    Variant

    Polite II

    Conjugation

    お頑張ください

    Reading

    おがんばください
    oganbakudasai

    Meaning

    kindly persist

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    頑張ないでください

    Reading

    がんばないでください
    ganbanaidekudasai

    Meaning

    please do not persist

    Variant

    Honorific

    Conjugation

    お頑張なさいませ

    Reading

    おがんばなさいませ
    oganbanasaimase

    Meaning

    please persist

    Variant

    Honorific Negative

    Conjugation

    お頑張なさいますな

    Reading

    おがんばなさいますな
    oganbanasaimasuna

    Meaning

    please do not persist

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    頑張ている

    Reading

    がんばている
    ganbateiru

    Meaning

    is doing persist / is persist(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    頑張ています

    Reading

    がんばています
    ganbateimasu

    Meaning

    is doing persist / is persist(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    頑張ていません

    Reading

    がんばていません
    ganbateimasen

    Meaning

    is not doing persist / is not persist(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    頑張ていた

    Reading

    がんばていた
    ganbateita

    Meaning

    was doing persist / was persist(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    頑張ていました

    Reading

    がんばていました
    ganbateimashita

    Meaning

    was doing persist / was persist(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    頑張ていませんでした

    Reading

    がんばていませんでした
    ganbateimasendeshita

    Meaning

    was not doing persist / was not persist(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    頑張よう

    Reading

    がんばよう
    ganbayou

    Meaning

    let's persist / will persist

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    頑張まい

    Reading

    がんばまい
    ganbamai

    Meaning

    let's not persist / will not persist

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    頑張ましょう

    Reading

    がんばましょう
    ganbamashou

    Meaning

    let's persist / will persist

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    頑張ますまい

    Reading

    がんばますまい
    ganbamasumai

    Meaning

    let's not persist / will not persist

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    頑張るだろう

    Reading

    がんばるだろう
    ganbarudarou

    Meaning

    will probably persist

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    頑張ないだろう

    Reading

    がんばないだろう
    ganbanaidarou

    Meaning

    will probably not persist

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    頑張るでしょう

    Reading

    がんばるでしょう
    ganbarudeshou

    Meaning

    will probably persist

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    頑張ないでしょう

    Reading

    がんばないでしょう
    ganbanaideshou

    Meaning

    will probably not persist

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    頑張ただろう

    Reading

    がんばただろう
    ganbatadarou

    Meaning

    probably did persist

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    頑張なかっただろう

    Reading

    がんばなかっただろう
    ganbanakattadarou

    Meaning

    probably did not persist

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    頑張たでしょう

    Reading

    がんばたでしょう
    ganbatadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did persist

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    頑張なかったでしょう

    Reading

    がんばなかったでしょう
    ganbanakattadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did not persist

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    頑張れば

    Reading

    がんばれば
    ganbareba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does persist

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    頑張なければ

    Reading

    がんばなければ
    ganbanakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not persist

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    頑張たら

    Reading

    がんばたら
    ganbatara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did persist

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    頑張なかったら

    Reading

    がんばなかったら
    ganbanakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not persist

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    頑張ましたら

    Reading

    がんばましたら
    ganbamashitara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did persist

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    頑張ませんでしたら

    Reading

    がんばませんでしたら
    ganbamasendeshitara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not persist

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    頑張られる

    Reading

    がんばられる
    ganbarareru

    Meaning

    can persist

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    頑張られない

    Reading

    がんばられない
    ganbararenai

    Meaning

    cannot persist

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    頑張られます

    Reading

    がんばられます
    ganbararemasu

    Meaning

    can persist

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    頑張られません

    Reading

    がんばられません
    ganbararemasen

    Meaning

    cannot persist

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    頑張させる

    Reading

    がんばさせる
    ganbasaseru

    Meaning

    make/let (someone) persist

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    頑張させない

    Reading

    がんばさせない
    ganbasasenai

    Meaning

    do not make/let (someone) persist

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    頑張させます

    Reading

    がんばさせます
    ganbasasemasu

    Meaning

    make/let (someone) persist

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    頑張させません

    Reading

    がんばさせません
    ganbasasemasen

    Meaning

    do not make/let (someone) persist

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    頑張られる

    Reading

    がんばられる
    ganbarareru

    Meaning

    be persist

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    頑張られない

    Reading

    がんばられない
    ganbararenai

    Meaning

    not be persist

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    頑張られます

    Reading

    がんばられます
    ganbararemasu

    Meaning

    be persist

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    頑張られません

    Reading

    がんばられません
    ganbararemasen

    Meaning

    not be persist

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    頑張たり

    Reading

    がんばたり
    ganbatari

    Meaning

    did things like persist

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    頑張なかったり

    Reading

    がんばなかったり
    ganbanakattari

    Meaning

    did not do things like persist

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    頑張ましたり

    Reading

    がんばましたり
    ganbamashitari

    Meaning

    did things like persist

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    頑張ませんでしたり

    Reading

    がんばませんでしたり
    ganbamasendeshitari

    Meaning

    did not do things like persist

    Variant

    Present Indicative

    Conjugation

    頑張たい

    Reading

    がんばたい
    ganbatai

    Meaning

    want to persist

    Variant

    Present Negative

    Conjugation

    頑張たくない

    Reading

    がんばたくない
    ganbatakunai

    Meaning

    do not want to persist

    Variant

    Past Indicative

    Conjugation

    頑張たかった

    Reading

    がんばたかった
    ganbatakatta

    Meaning

    wanted to persist

    Variant

    Past Negative

    Conjugation

    頑張たくなかった

    Reading

    がんばたくなかった
    ganbatakunakatta

    Meaning

    did not want to persist

    Variant

    Te-form

    Conjugation

    頑張たくて

    Reading

    がんばたくて
    ganbatakute

    Meaning

    want to persist, and...

    Variant

    Negative Te-form

    Conjugation

    頑張たくなくて

    Reading

    がんばたくなくて
    ganbatakunakute

    Meaning

    do not want to persist, and...

    Variant

    Adverbial

    Conjugation

    頑張たく

    Reading

    がんばたく
    ganbataku

    Meaning

    in a way of wanting to persist

    Variant

    Provisional

    Conjugation

    頑張たければ

    Reading

    がんばたければ
    ganbatakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) wants to persist

    Variant

    Provisional Negative

    Conjugation

    頑張たくなければ

    Reading

    がんばたくなければ
    ganbatakunakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not want to persist

    Variant

    Conditional

    Conjugation

    頑張たかったら

    Reading

    がんばたかったら
    ganbatakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) wanted to persist

    Variant

    Conditional Negative

    Conjugation

    頑張たくなかったら

    Reading

    がんばたくなかったら
    ganbatakunakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not want to persist

    Variant

    Nominal / Objective

    Conjugation

    頑張たさ

    Reading

    がんばたさ
    ganbatasa

    Meaning

    the desire to persist

Word Detail

    word

    頑張る

    Meaning

    Persist

Kanji in this Verb

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Stubborn

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Spread, Stretch

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