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JAPANESE VERB

あきらめる

to give up

  • #214 most used
  • Ichidan verb (ru-verb)

Conjugation

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Present and future

now, habits, and what is to come

Form Polite Plain
AffirmativeI give up
NegativeI don’t give up

Past

finished actions

Form Polite Plain
AffirmativeI gave up
NegativeI didn’t give up

Te-form

て形 · joining actions, “doing”, requests

Form Polite Plain
て-formgiving up, and…
Doing now (て います)I am giving up
Please (て ください)please give up

Potential

可能形 · “can”

Form Polite Plain
AffirmativeI can give up
NegativeI can’t give up

Want to

たい形 · “want to”

Form Polite Plain
AffirmativeI want to give up
NegativeI don’t want to give up

Volitional

意向形 · “let’s”, “I’ll”

Form Polite Plain
Let’slet’s give up

Conditional

条件形 · “if” and “when”

  1. If (ば) if I give up
  2. If, when (たら) if I give up

Commands and requests

命令形 · from gentle to blunt

  1. Do it (なさい) give up (do it)
  2. Plain command give up!
  3. Please don’t please don’t give up

Passive and causative

受身形・使役形 · “is done”, “make someone do”

Form Polite Plain
PassiveI am given up
CausativeI make someone give up

How to use あきらめる

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present and future

    ぼく は かんたん に あきらめない。

    I don't give up easily.

  2. Past

    あめ だった から、 はなみ を あきらめました。

    It was raining, so we gave up on the blossom viewing.

  3. Te-form

    まだ あきらめて いない よ。

    I haven't given up yet.

  4. Potential

    この ゆめ は あきらめられません。

    I can't give up this dream.

  5. Want to

    ここ まで きたら、 あきらめたくない。

    Having come this far, I don't want to give up.

  6. Volitional

    きょう は むり だ から、 あきらめよう。

    It's impossible today, so let's give up.

  7. Conditional

    いま あきらめたら、 ぜんぶ むだ に なる。

    If you give up now, it will all be for nothing.

  8. Commands and requests

    さいご まで あきらめないで ください。

    Please don't give up until the end.

  9. Passive and causative

    けが が かれ に サッカー を あきらめさせた。

    An injury made him give up football.

Where you hear あきらめる

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Japanese · Beginner Level 3

  • わたし は あきらめません。 I don't give up.
  • サーフィン は いちど あきらめました。 I gave up surfing once.
  • これから も あきらめません。 I won't give up from now on either.

Japanese · Intermediate Level 1

  • フットサル で は、 さいご まで あきらめない。 In futsal, I never give up until the end.
  • なっとう は あきらめました。 I gave up on natto.
  • しちがつ の しけん は、 あきらめない よ。 I won't give up on the July exam.
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The Celebration

Beginner Level 3 · あきらめないで · あきらめないで よかった です。

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Telling the Friends

Intermediate Level 1 · あきらめろ · じゃ、 あきらめろ。

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Obon

Intermediate Level 2 · あきらめずに

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N3

Intermediate Level 2 · あきらめなかった

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Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: ichidan verb (ru-verb).