峠を越える · ichidan verb
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 峠を越える | 峠を越えない |
| Polite | 峠を越えます | 峠を越えません |
| Past polite | 峠を越えました | 峠を越えませんでした |
| Past | 峠を越えた | 峠を越えなかった |
| Te-form | 峠を越えて | 峠を越えないで |
| Desire | 峠を越えたい | 峠を越えたくない |
| Potential | 峠を越えられるalso 峠を越えれる | 峠を越えられないalso 峠を越えれない |
| Passive | 峠を越えられる | 峠を越えられない |
| Causative | 峠を越えさせる | 峠を越えさせない |
| Causative passive | 峠を越えさせられる | 峠を越えさせられない |
| Volitional | 峠を越えよう | |
| Polite volitional | 峠を越えましょう | |
| Imperative | 峠を越えろ | 峠を越えるな |
| Conditional | 峠を越えれば | 峠を越えなければ |
| Tara conditional | 峠を越えたら | 峠を越えなかったら |
pass the peak; get through the hardest part; be over the worst
Idiomatic use for overcoming a crisis, the toughest stage of an illness, or a difficult period. Often used with 病気, 危機, 難局, etc.
See also: 峠を越す
It seems the illness has passed the worst.
This project has already gotten through the most difficult part.
cross a mountain pass
Original literal meaning: to go over a mountain pass. Now less common than the idiomatic sense, but still used in travel or geographical contexts.
After crossing the pass by car, we saw a small village.