JLPT N4 vocabulary
諦める: meaning, reading and conjugation
Reading and pitch accent
あきらめる4Nakadaka · falls inside
Ichidan verb (ru-verb)
Meaning
to give up, to abandon (hope, plans), to resign oneself (to)
Conjugation
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Basics | ||
| Plain present辞書形 · ない形 | 諦める | 諦め |
| Plain pastた形 · なかった形 | 諦め | 諦め |
| Polite presentます形 | 諦め | 諦め |
| Polite pastました形 | 諦め | 諦め |
| Te-formて形 | 諦め | 諦め |
| Conditions and moods | ||
| If (-ba)ば形 | 諦め | 諦め |
| If / when (-tara)たら形 | 諦め | 諦め |
| Let’s / will意向形 | 諦め | —not in common use |
| Want toたい形 | 諦め | 諦め |
| Command / don’t命令形 · 禁止形 | 諦め | 諦める |
| Can · passive · causative | ||
| Can (potential)可能形 | 諦め | 諦め |
| Passive受身形 | 諦め | 諦め |
| Make / let使役形 | 諦め | 諦め |
| Be made to使役受身形 | 諦め | 諦め |
Example sentences
この謎は解けない!もう、諦める!
I can't solve this riddle. I give up!
どんなに大変だろうが最後まで諦めません。
No matter how tough it is, I won't give up until the end.