努力する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 努力する | 努力しない |
| Polite | 努力します | 努力しません |
| Past polite | 努力しました | 努力しませんでした |
| Past | 努力した | 努力しなかった |
| Te-form | 努力して | 努力しないで |
| Desire | 努力したい | 努力したくない |
| Potential | 努力できる | 努力できない |
| Passive | 努力される | 努力されない |
| Causative | 努力させる | 努力させない |
| Causative passive | 努力させられる | 努力させられない |
| Volitional | 努力しよう | |
| Polite volitional | 努力しましょう | |
| Imperative | 努力しろ | 努力するな |
| Conditional | 努力すれば | 努力しなければ |
| Tara conditional | 努力したら | 努力しなかったら |
His efforts bore fruit and he passed the university entrance exam.
I will keep making efforts to achieve my goal.
Years of effort finally paid off.
He kept making efforts until he passed.
She never spares any effort for her goals.
I make an effort to realize my dream.
It's important to keep making an effort even without results.
努力 is the general, everyday word for effort or hard work, while 精進 implies a deeper, sustained, often spiritual or single-minded devotion.
努力 is a general, everyday word for making an effort, while 奮闘 implies a vigorous, often dramatic struggle against difficulties.
努力 is a noun/する-verb meaning 'effort' in a general or sustained sense, while 努める is a verb focused on the act of striving toward a specific aim.
努力 is steady, general effort, while 奮発 describes a sudden burst of exertion often for a specific push.
努力 is the formal, neutral noun for 'effort' used in academic or professional contexts, while 頑張り is a more personal, emotionally warm word for sticking with something despite difficulty.
努力する is a formal, abstract する-verb for 'making an effort', whereas 励む conveys personal, steady dedication to a task over time.
努力する means to make an effort in general, whereas 取り組む specifically means to grapple with a particular task or problem.
努力 refers to general hard work or effort of any kind, while 奔走 specifically evokes actively running around and making arrangements to get something done.
努力 is the common, general word for effort or endeavor, whereas 労作 emphasizes the toil or laboriousness of the task itself.
努力 is the everyday word for making an effort toward a personal goal, while 労 is more formal and carries a stronger sense of toil or trouble.
making strenuous efforts; exerting oneself
goal to strive for; challenge