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しぶとい · i-adjective
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | しぶとい | しぶとくない |
| Polite | しぶといです | しぶとくないですalso しぶとくありません |
| Past polite | しぶとかったです | しぶとくなかったですalso しぶとくありませんでした |
| Past | しぶとかった | しぶとくなかった |
| Te-form | しぶとくて | しぶとくなくて |
| Adverbial | しぶとく | |
| Conditional | しぶとければ | しぶとくなければ |
| Tara conditional | しぶとかったら | しぶとくなかったら |
Meanings
1
Describes a person or attitude that is persistent, unyielding, and hard to discourage. Often carries a nuance of dogged determination, sometimes shading into obstinacy.
He's tenacious, so once he decides something, he sees it through to the end.
That team is tough; even when the score gap widens, they don't give up.
Usage patterns
- しぶとく生き残るto survive tenaciously
The company survived tenaciously even during the recession.
- しぶとく食い下がるto stubbornly keep pressing/hang on
He stubbornly kept pressing even under unfavorable conditions.
- 最後までしぶといto be tenacious/unyielding right to the end
She was tenacious to the very end and never gave up.