活を求める · ichidan verb
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 活を求める | 活を求めない |
| Polite | 活を求めます | 活を求めません |
| Past polite | 活を求めました | 活を求めませんでした |
| Past | 活を求めた | 活を求めなかった |
| Te-form | 活を求めて | 活を求めないで |
| Desire | 活を求めたい | 活を求めたくない |
| Potential | 活を求められるalso 活を求めれる | 活を求められないalso 活を求めれない |
| Passive | 活を求められる | 活を求められない |
| Causative | 活を求めさせる | 活を求めさせない |
| Causative passive | 活を求めさせられる | 活を求めさせられない |
| Volitional | 活を求めよう | |
| Polite volitional | 活を求めましょう | |
| Imperative | 活を求めろ | 活を求めるな |
| Conditional | 活を求めれば | 活を求めなければ |
| Tara conditional | 活を求めたら | 活を求めなかったら |
try to find a way out; seek a solution
Used when someone is in a difficult situation and actively looks for a way to escape or resolve it. Often implies a desperate or urgent search.
He worked without sleep, trying to find a way out of his mountain of debt.
With the company on the verge of bankruptcy, the president considered every possible means to find a solution.