突き詰める · ichidan verb
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 突き詰める | 突き詰めない |
| Polite | 突き詰めます | 突き詰めません |
| Past polite | 突き詰めました | 突き詰めませんでした |
| Past | 突き詰めた | 突き詰めなかった |
| Te-form | 突き詰めて | 突き詰めないで |
| Desire | 突き詰めたい | 突き詰めたくない |
| Potential | 突き詰められるalso 突き詰めれる | 突き詰められないalso 突き詰めれない |
| Passive | 突き詰められる | 突き詰められない |
| Causative | 突き詰めさせる | 突き詰めさせない |
| Causative passive | 突き詰めさせられる | 突き詰めさせられない |
| Volitional | 突き詰めよう | |
| Polite volitional | 突き詰めましょう | |
| Imperative | 突き詰めろ | 突き詰めるな |
| Conditional | 突き詰めれば | 突き詰めなければ |
| Tara conditional | 突き詰めたら | 突き詰めなかったら |
ichidan verb, transitive verb
investigate thoroughly; get to the bottom of; probe deeply
Used when pursuing a question, problem, or truth to its ultimate conclusion, often through persistent questioning or analysis.
He thought deeply to get to the bottom of the problem.
The reporter is trying to probe into the truth of the incident.
ichidan verb, transitive verb
obsess over; brood on; worry excessively about
Describes a state of being fixated on a single thought or worry, often to an unhealthy degree. Commonly used with 考え (thought) or 悩み (worry).
He keeps brooding over one mistake endlessly.
If you obsess over your thoughts too much, it's not good for your health.
He didn't stop investigating until he got to the bottom of the cause of the accident.
I brooded over the worry alone until I couldn't sleep.
To put it bluntly, he just doesn't want to take responsibility.
When we traced the root cause of the problem, poor communication came to light.
If you really think this problem through, there's no easy answer.