是ぜ非ひとも

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

Strongly emphasizes a request, invitation, or determination. Often used when the speaker really wants something to happen or is determined to do something. More emphatic than 是非 alone.

是ぜ非ひとも一いち度ど、遊あそびに来きてください。
Please, by all means, come visit us sometime.
この仕し事ごとは是ぜ非ひとも成せい功こうさせたい。
I absolutely want to make this project a success.

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Usage patterns

是ぜ非ひとも〈動どう詞し〉たいto really want to do something, by all means
是ぜ非ひとも一いち度どお会あいしたいです。
I would really love to meet you sometime, without fail.
是ぜ非ひとも〈動どう詞し〉てくださいplease, by all means, do something
是ぜ非ひとも参さん加かしてください。
Please do join us, by all means.

Kanji

是just so, this, right
非un-, mistake, negative
共together, both, neither

Related words

是ぜ非ひN5
是非とも is a more emphatic version of 是非; both mean 'by all means', but 是非とも is used for stronger requests or more intense determination.
必かならずN4
是非とも expresses an urgent wish or request (please do this), while 必ず emphasizes certainty that something will happen without fail.
ぜひぜひ
ぜひとも is a more formal, written-style intensifier meaning 'without fail', whereas 是非是非 is a warmer, more conversational way to press the same strong request.
何なんとしてもN1
是非とも is a polite, formal expression used in requests meaning 'by all means', whereas 何としても is more forceful and typically expresses personal resolve.

Built from

是ぜ+非ひと

Written forms

是ぜ非ひとも
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
是ぜ非ひ共とも
Less common variant using 共 instead of とも; seen in older or more formal writing.

Etymology

Combination of 是非 (zehi, 'right and wrong; by all means') and the emphatic particle とも (tomo). The とも adds a sense of 'even if it means...' or 'no matter what', strengthening the adverbial meaning.