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困り抜く · godan verb (-ku)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 困り抜く | 困り抜かない |
| Polite | 困り抜きます | 困り抜きません |
| Past polite | 困り抜きました | 困り抜きませんでした |
| Past | 困り抜いた | 困り抜かなかった |
| Te-form | 困り抜いて | 困り抜かないで |
| Desire | 困り抜きたい | 困り抜きたくない |
| Potential | 困り抜ける | 困り抜けない |
| Passive | 困り抜かれる | 困り抜かれない |
| Causative | 困り抜かせる | 困り抜かせない |
| Causative passive | 困り抜かせられるalso 困り抜かされる | 困り抜かせられないalso 困り抜かされない |
| Volitional | 困り抜こう | |
| Polite volitional | 困り抜きましょう | |
| Imperative | 困り抜け | 困り抜くな |
| Conditional | 困り抜けば | 困り抜かなければ |
| Tara conditional | 困り抜いたら | 困り抜かなかったら |
Meanings
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godan verb (-ku), intransitive verb
be at one's wit's end; be in great trouble; be at a loss
Expresses being completely stuck or having exhausted all options, often after prolonged difficulty. The suffix ～抜く adds a sense of 'to the end' or 'thoroughly'.
I'm really at my wit's end with this problem.
He was in such great trouble with debt that he couldn't sleep at night.