Japanese

まもりぬく
Meaning: to protect to the end; to defend through
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 守り抜く 守り抜かない
Polite 守り抜きます 守り抜きません
Past 守り抜いた 守り抜かなかった
Polite + Past 守り抜きました 守り抜きませんでした
Te-form 守り抜いて 守り抜かなくて
Potential 守り抜ける 守り抜けない
Passive 守り抜かれる 守り抜かれない
Causative 守り抜かせる 守り抜かせない
Causative + Passive 守り抜かされる 守り抜かされない
Imperative 守り抜け 守り抜くな

Handwriting

守
り
抜
く

Example sentences

They defended the castle until the very end.
わが校の伝統を守り抜く。
We will protect our school's traditions to the end.
彼は国境のさいを一人で守り抜いた。
He defended the border stronghold all by himself.
彼は圧倒的な強さで対戦相手を倒し、王者の座を守り抜いた。
He defeated his opponent with overwhelming strength and successfully defended his position as champion.
彼は若くして家督を継ぎ、一族の伝統を守り抜いた。
He succeeded to the family headship at a young age and protected the family traditions to the end.
彼は暫定一位の座を守り抜いた。
He held onto the provisional first place position.
その高僧は一生不犯の誓いを守り抜いた。
That high priest kept his vow of lifelong celibacy to the end.

Usage Notes

Implies successfully protecting something despite difficulties.

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