思い切る · godan verb (-ru)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 思い切る | 思い切らない |
| Polite | 思い切ります | 思い切りません |
| Past polite | 思い切りました | 思い切りませんでした |
| Past | 思い切った | 思い切らなかった |
| Te-form | 思い切って | 思い切らないで |
| Desire | 思い切りたい | 思い切りたくない |
| Potential | 思い切れる | 思い切れない |
| Passive | 思い切られる | 思い切られない |
| Causative | 思い切らせる | 思い切らせない |
| Causative passive | 思い切らせられるalso 思い切らされる | 思い切らせられないalso 思い切らされない |
| Volitional | 思い切ろう | |
| Polite volitional | 思い切りましょう | |
| Imperative | 思い切れ | 思い切るな |
| Conditional | 思い切れば | 思い切らなければ |
| Tara conditional | 思い切ったら | 思い切らなかったら |
godan verb (-ru), transitive verb
give up on; abandon; despair of
Transitive use with を: to cut off lingering thoughts, hopes, or attachment. In modern everyday wording, 諦める is often more general; 思い切る in this sense is common in forms such as 思い切れない.
I just can't get over her.
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
make up one's mind; decide; take the plunge
Intransitive use: to overcome hesitation and decide to act. Very often appears as 思い切って before the action, meaning that the person acts decisively or takes the plunge.
After much hesitation, I took the plunge and changed jobs.
Now that we've come this far, we have no choice but to make up our minds.
He couldn't bring himself to give up his old love.
He took the plunge and tried a new job.
He can't easily let go of his past failure.
She made a bold decision.