Japanese

めが

あきらめがつく
Meaning: to be able to resign oneself to; to accept one's fate; to get over something
Part of Speech: Verb, Expression

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 諦めが付く 諦めが付かない
Polite 諦めが付きます 諦めが付きません
Past 諦めが付いた 諦めが付かなかった
Polite + Past 諦めが付きました 諦めが付きませんでした
Te-form 諦めが付いて 諦めが付かなくて
Potential 諦めが付ける 諦めが付けない
Passive 諦めが付かれる 諦めが付かれない
Causative 諦めが付かせる 諦めが付かせない
Causative + Passive 諦めが付かされる 諦めが付かされない
Imperative 諦めが付け 諦めが付くな

Handwriting

諦
め
が
付
く

Example

I lost the match and finally accepted it.

Usage Notes

Used when one finally gives up hope or accepts an unfavorable situation.

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