苦学する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 苦学する | 苦学しない |
| Polite | 苦学します | 苦学しません |
| Past polite | 苦学しました | 苦学しませんでした |
| Past | 苦学した | 苦学しなかった |
| Te-form | 苦学して | 苦学しないで |
| Desire | 苦学したい | 苦学したくない |
| Potential | 苦学できる | 苦学できない |
| Passive | 苦学される | 苦学されない |
| Causative | 苦学させる | 苦学させない |
| Causative passive | 苦学させられる | 苦学させられない |
| Volitional | 苦学しよう | |
| Polite volitional | 苦学しましょう | |
| Imperative | 苦学しろ | 苦学するな |
| Conditional | 苦学すれば | 苦学しなければ |
| Tara conditional | 苦学したら | 苦学しなかったら |
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
working one's way through school; self-supporting study
Specifically refers to studying while working to pay for one's own school expenses, often under financial hardship.
He worked his way through college and graduated.
After years of working and studying, I finally obtained the qualification.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
studying under adversity; studying in harsh economic circumstances
Emphasizes the difficult conditions under which one studies, not necessarily implying self-support; often overlaps with sense 1.
Born into a poor family, he studied under adversity and became a doctor.