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絶望する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 絶望する | 絶望しない |
| Polite | 絶望します | 絶望しません |
| Past polite | 絶望しました | 絶望しませんでした |
| Past | 絶望した | 絶望しなかった |
| Te-form | 絶望して | 絶望しないで |
| Desire | 絶望したい | 絶望したくない |
| Potential | 絶望できる | 絶望できない |
| Passive | 絶望される | 絶望されない |
| Causative | 絶望させる | 絶望させない |
| Causative passive | 絶望させられる | 絶望させられない |
| Volitional | 絶望しよう | |
| Polite volitional | 絶望しましょう | |
| Imperative | 絶望しろ | 絶望するな |
| Conditional | 絶望すれば | 絶望しなければ |
| Tara conditional | 絶望したら | 絶望しなかったら |
Meanings
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noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
A state of losing all hope; can be used as a noun, suru-verb, or adjectivally with の. The suru-verb form is intransitive.
He is in despair about the future.
I am so hopeless that I can't focus on anything.
Usage patterns
- 〈事〉に絶望するto despair over something; to lose all hope in something
He had despaired of his future.
- 絶望に陥るto fall into despair
After repeated failures, she fell into despair.
- 絶望から抜け出すto break free from despair
He was finally able to break free from despair.
- 絶望のあまり〈動詞〉out of despair, to do something (drastic)
Out of despair, he ended up quitting his job.