〜ぬく~nuku

How it works

1. 

   Don’t give up, even when the task is hard: keep going to the end. Follow the process of 「やりぬく」 in the picture.

2. 

   Remove 「ます」 from the verb’s ます form, then add 「ぬく」: やります→やりぬく.

3. 

   The past form is 「ぬいた」. 「やりぬいた」 means you persevered and saw it through to the end.

4. 

   「考えぬく」 emphasizes thinking a problem through thoroughly, rather than just giving it a passing thought.

5. 

   In the example, 「難しい課題」 signals difficulty. 「やりぬく」 highlights overcoming it and persevering to the end.

6. 

   「一冊読みきる」 focuses on finishing a whole book; 「やりぬく」 focuses on perseverance. Their emphasis differs.

7. 

   For the teacher, 「信じぬく」 means continuing to believe in the students’ potential. It is not about completing a set quantity.

Example sentences

• 生徒たちせいとたちseitotachiは、わ、wa、難しいむずかしいmuzukashii課題かだいkadaiをo最後さいごsaigoまでmadeやりyariぬくnuku力ちからchikaraをo

In a conversation

Check yourself

1. Level 1 · Recognise

   Which sentence is correct?

   A個別指導を受ける生徒たちは、毎日の自主学習の課題をやりぬくことで、着実に学力を伸ばしています。B個別指導を受ける生徒たちは、毎日の自主学習の課題をやり切ることで、着実に学力を伸ばしています。C個別指導を受ける生徒たちは、毎日の自主学習の課題をやりぬくことで、着実に学力を伸ばしました。D個別指導を受ける生徒たちは、毎日の自主学習の課題を最後までやり通すことで、着実に学力を伸ばしています。

2. Level 1 · Recognise

   Listen and choose the meaning

   AEven in the face of the serious issue of teacher shortages, we are making various efforts to protect a place for students to learn.BEven in the face of the serious issue of teacher shortages, we are making various efforts to close the students' place of learning halfway through.CEven in the face of the serious issue of teacher shortages, we are making various efforts to create new places for students to learn.DEven in the face of the serious issue of teacher shortages, we are making various efforts to move the place of learning outside.

3. Level 2 · Build

   Put the words in order

   The students acquired the ability to see difficult tasks through to the end.

   生徒たちは身につけ難しい最後まで生徒たちは、課題をました。力をやりぬく
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4. Level 3 · Use

   What goes in the blank?

   生徒たちは、難しい課題を最後まで____力を身につけました。

   The students developed the ability to see difficult tasks through to the end.

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More grammar in this theme

• 〜ぬくpersevere to the end

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