Japanese

りぬく

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

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 守りぬく 守りぬかない
Polite 守りぬきます 守りぬきません
Past 守りぬいた 守りぬかなかった
Polite + Past 守りぬきました 守りぬきませんでした
Te-form 守りぬいて 守りぬかなくて
Potential 守りぬける 守りぬけない
Passive 守りぬかれる 守りぬかれない
Causative 守りぬかせる 守りぬかせない
Causative + Passive 守りぬかされる 守りぬかされない
Imperative 守りぬけ 守りぬくな

Handwriting

守
り
ぬ
く

Example

He defended his beliefs to the very end.

Usage Notes

A compound verb emphasizing the completion and persistence of protecting something despite difficulties.

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