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Japanese

になる

やけになる
Meaning: to become desperate; to give up in despair
Part of Speech: Verb, Idiom

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Verb inflections

Verb inflections
Form Affirmative Negative
Present 自棄になる 自棄にならない
Polite 自棄になります 自棄になりません
Past 自棄になった 自棄にならなかった
Polite + Past 自棄になりました 自棄になりませんでした
Te-form 自棄になって 自棄にならなくて
Potential 自棄になれる 自棄になれない
Passive 自棄になられる 自棄になられない
Causative 自棄にならせる 自棄にならせない
Causative + Passive 自棄にならされる 自棄にならされない
Imperative 自棄になれ 自棄になるな

Example

失敗が続いても、自棄になってはいけない。
Even if failures continue, you must not give up in despair.

Usage Notes

Describes losing hope and abandoning a constructive attitude, often after repeated setbacks.

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