Japanese

かんがえぬく
Meaning: to think through; to consider thoroughly; to rack one's brains
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

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

Handwriting

考
え
抜
く

Example sentences

After thinking it through for many days, I finally reached a conclusion.
長い間考え抜いた末、彼は一つの結論に行き着いた。
After a long period of thinking, he finally reached a conclusion.

Usage Notes

Implies a deep, exhaustive process of thought until a result or decision is reached.

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