絶望する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 絶望する | 絶望しない |
| Polite | 絶望します | 絶望しません |
| Past polite | 絶望しました | 絶望しませんでした |
| Past | 絶望した | 絶望しなかった |
| Te-form | 絶望して | 絶望しないで |
| Desire | 絶望したい | 絶望したくない |
| Potential | 絶望できる | 絶望できない |
| Passive | 絶望される | 絶望されない |
| Causative | 絶望させる | 絶望させない |
| Causative passive | 絶望させられる | 絶望させられない |
| Volitional | 絶望しよう | |
| Polite volitional | 絶望しましょう | |
| Imperative | 絶望しろ | 絶望するな |
| Conditional | 絶望すれば | 絶望しなければ |
| Tara conditional | 絶望したら | 絶望しなかったら |
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
A state of losing all hope; can be used as a noun, suru-verb, or adjectivally with の. The suru-verb form is intransitive.
He is in despair about the future.
I am so hopeless that I can't focus on anything.
He had despaired of his future.
After repeated failures, she fell into despair.
He was finally able to break free from despair.
Out of despair, he ended up quitting his job.