必死|ひっしhisshi[0]heiban (flat)
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- na-adjective, no-adjectivefrantic; frenetic; desperate
- nouninevitable death
- noun, shogibrinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
Conjugation
| Plain form | 必死(ひっし) |
|---|---|
| Polite (desu) | 必死です(ひっしです) |
| Negative (dewa nai) | 必死ではない(ひっしではない) |
| polite (dewa arimasen) | 必死ではありません(ひっしではありません) |
| Past (datta) | 必死だった(ひっしだった) |
| Past negative (dewa nakatta) | 必死ではなかった(ひっしではなかった) |
| Te form (de) | 必死で(ひっしで) |
| Adverbial (ni) | 必死に(ひっしに) |
| Conditional (nara) | 必死なら(ひっしなら) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Antonym余裕よゆうNeutral余裕(よゆう), neutral in register, is the antonym: it denotes composure or leeway — spare time, money, or mental ease — the absence of the desperate urgency of 必死(ひっし).
Use 必死(ひっし) for frantic, all-out effort under pressure; choose 余裕(よゆう) when someone has composure or resources to spare. The two sit at opposite ends of one scale of strain versus ease.
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