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やり通す · godan verb (-su)

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	やり通とおす	やり通とおさない
Polite	やり通とおします	やり通とおしません
Past polite	やり通とおしました	やり通とおしませんでした
Past	やり通とおした	やり通とおさなかった
Te-form	やり通とおして	やり通とおさないで
Desire	やり通とおしたい	やり通とおしたくない
Potential	やり通とおせる	やり通とおせない
Passive	やり通とおされる	やり通とおされない
Causative	やり通とおさせる	やり通とおさせない
Causative passive	やり通とおさせられる	やり通とおさせられない
Volitional	やり通とおそう
Polite volitional	やり通とおしましょう
Imperative	やり通とおせ	やり通とおすな
Conditional	やり通とおせば	やり通とおさなければ
Tara conditional	やり通とおしたら	やり通とおさなかったら

Meanings

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godan verb (-su)

carry through; achieve; complete

Emphasizes seeing something through to the end despite difficulties. Often used with 最後まで or やり遂げる as a near synonym.

彼かれは困こん難なんな計けい画かくを最さい後ごまでやり通とおした。
He carried through the difficult plan to the end.
一いち度ど決きめたことはやり通とおすべきだ。
You should see through what you've decided.

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Usage patterns

〈事こと〉を最さい後ごまでやり通とおすto see something through to the very end
彼かれはどんなに苦くるしくても、最さい後ごまでプロジェクトをやり通とおした。
No matter how tough it got, he saw the project through to the end.
〈事こと〉をやり通とおす自じ信しんがあるto be confident one can carry something through
彼かの女じょはこの計けい画かくをやり通とおす自じ信しんがあると言いった。
She said she was confident she could carry this plan through to completion.

Kanji

遣dispatch, despatch, send
通traffic, pass through, avenue

Related words

やり遂とげるN1
やり遂げる stresses the sense of accomplishment in completing something significant, while やり通す focuses on persisting through difficulty to the end.
貫つらぬくN1
貫く emphasizes staying true to a belief or stance without wavering, whereas やり通す emphasizes finishing a task despite obstacles.
完かん遂すい
完遂する is a formal, often business/military term for fully completing something, while やり通す is a more everyday expression for persisting to the end.

Opposites

諦あきらめるN4
諦める means to give up on something, the direct opposite of やり通す's meaning of persisting until completion.

Don't confuse with

やり過すごすN1
やり過ごす means to let something pass by without acting on it, which is nearly opposite in meaning to やり通す despite the similar やり~ form.

Written forms

やり通とおす
Common kanji-kana mixed spelling.
遣やり通とおす
Rare kanji spelling; 遣 is not commonly used for this word.

Etymology

Compound of やり (continuative form of やる 'to do') + 通す (to pass through, to persist).