粘り強い
ねばりづよい
i-adjective
tenacious; persistent; persevering
Conjugation
| Affirmative | Negative | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 粘り強い | 粘り強くない |
| Past | 粘り強かった | 粘り強くなかった |
| て form | 粘り強くて | 粘り強くなくて |
| Adverbial | 粘り強く | — |
| Conditional ば | 粘り強ければ | 粘り強くなければ |
| Conditional たら | 粘り強かったら | 粘り強くなかったら |
1.
tenacious; persistent; persevering; dogged
Not giving up easily; continuing to try despite difficulties or opposition.
Forms
粘り (stickiness) + 強い (strong)
The image is of something sticky that won't let go.
- 粘り強くない - not tenacious (negative)
- 粘り強くて - tenacious and... (te-form)
- 粘り強かった - was tenacious (past)
- 粘り強く + verb - tenaciously (adverb)
- 粘り強さ - tenacity (noun)
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我慢強い (patient)
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しつこい (persistent)
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執拗 (persistent)
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執念 (tenacity)
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執念深い (persistent)
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ねちっこい (persistent)
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不屈 (indomitable)
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根気強い (persevering)