Japanese

める

あきらめる
Meaning: to give up; to abandon (hope); to resign oneself
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 諦める 諦めない
Polite 諦めます 諦めません
Past 諦めた 諦めなかった
Polite + Past 諦めました 諦めませんでした
Te-form 諦めて 諦めなくて
Potential 諦められる 諦められない
Passive 諦められる 諦められない
Causative 諦めさせる 諦めさせない
Imperative 諦めろ 諦めるな

Handwriting

諦
め
る

Example sentences

No matter how difficult it is, I will never give up on my dream.
失敗したとしても、諦めずに続けよう。
Even if you fail, let's keep going without giving up.
大切な事は最後まで諦めないことだ。
The important thing is not to give up until the end.
最後まで諦めずに戦うことが大切だ。
It is important to fight until the end without giving up.
最後まで諦めずに戦ったが、試合に負けてしまった。
We fought without giving up until the end, but we lost the match.
あきらめちゃダメだよ。
Don't give up.
だからこそ、今は諦めてはいけない。
Because of that very reason, we must not give up now.
諦めたらそこで試合終了だよ。駄目だなんて言わないで。
If you give up, the game is over right then and there. Please don't say it's no good.
最後の一秒まで勝負を諦めない。
Don't give up on the match until the very last second.
努力がゼロになっても、諦めずにまた始めればいい。
Even if your efforts become zero, it's fine as long as you start over without giving up.

Usage Notes

Implicitly refers to accepting that something is impossible and letting go of the desire.

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