JLPT N2 grammar

〜抜くmeaning and usage

Meaning

Do A until the end/last.

How to form it

  • verb (masu-stem)抜く
  • verb (masu-stem)抜いたnoun

How it is used

After a masu-stem, means seeing something through to the end despite difficulty, or doing it thoroughly: 「やり抜く」, 「考え抜く」. Compared with 「〜切る」 ('finish completely'), it stresses persistence and effort.

Examples

  1. どんなに緊張してもスピーチはもう始まってしまったので終わりまで頑張り抜くしかない！

    No matter how nervous I am, because the speech has already started, there's no choice but to do my best until it ends!

  2. 三か月考え抜いて、会社を辞めることに決めた。

    After thinking it through for three months, I decided to quit my job.

  3. チームは一点差を最後まで守り抜いて勝った。

    The team held on to its one-point lead right to the end and won.