心を砕く · godan verb (-ku)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 心を砕く | 心を砕かない |
| Polite | 心を砕きます | 心を砕きません |
| Past polite | 心を砕きました | 心を砕きませんでした |
| Past | 心を砕いた | 心を砕かなかった |
| Te-form | 心を砕いて | 心を砕かないで |
| Desire | 心を砕きたい | 心を砕きたくない |
| Potential | 心を砕ける | 心を砕けない |
| Passive | 心を砕かれる | 心を砕かれない |
| Causative | 心を砕かせる | 心を砕かせない |
| Causative passive | 心を砕かせられるalso 心を砕かされる | 心を砕かせられないalso 心を砕かされない |
| Volitional | 心を砕こう | |
| Polite volitional | 心を砕きましょう | |
| Imperative | 心を砕け | 心を砕くな |
| Conditional | 心を砕けば | 心を砕かなければ |
| Tara conditional | 心を砕いたら | 心を砕かなかったら |
take great pains; make every effort; rack one's brains
Emphasizes mental effort and worry directed toward a task or problem; often implies sustained, anxious striving.
He is racking his brains over the solution to the problem.
My mother always takes great pains over the family's health.
Focuses on the emotional state of being worried or concerned about someone or something, rather than the effort itself.
She is worried about her child's future.