Japanese

ひゃっぽゆずる
Meaning: to concede a point; to give someone the benefit of the doubt; to go so far as to say
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 百歩譲る 百歩譲らない
Polite 百歩譲ります 百歩譲りません
Past 百歩譲った 百歩譲らなかった
Polite + Past 百歩譲りました 百歩譲りませんでした
Te-form 百歩譲って 百歩譲らなくて
Potential 百歩譲れる 百歩譲れない
Passive 百歩譲られる 百歩譲られない
Causative 百歩譲らせる 百歩譲らせない
Causative + Passive 百歩譲らされる 百歩譲らされない
Imperative 百歩譲れ 百歩譲るな

Handwriting

百
歩
譲
る

Example

Even if I concede a hundred steps, I can't accept that one condition.

Usage Notes

Used when making a huge concession in an argument to show that even then, a certain point is unacceptable.

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