押し通す|おしとおすoshitoosu[3]nakadaka (mid-high)
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- godan verb, transitive verbto persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 押し通す(おしとおす) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 押し通します(おしとおします) |
| Negative (nai) | 押し通さない(おしとおさない) |
| polite (masen) | 押し通しません(おしとおしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 押し通さず・押し通さぬ(おしとおさず・おしとおさぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 押し通した(おしとおした) |
| polite (mashita) | 押し通しました(おしとおしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 押し通さなかった(おしとおさなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 押し通しませんでした(おしとおしませんでした) |
| Te form | 押し通して(おしとおして) |
| Potential | 押し通せる(おしとおせる) |
| Passive | 押し通される(おしとおされる) |
| Causative | 押し通させる(おしとおさせる) |
| Causative passive | 押し通させられる(おしとおさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 押し通せば(おしとおせば) |
| tara | 押し通したら(おしとおしたら) |
| Volitional | 押し通そう(おしとおそう) |
| polite (mashou) | 押し通しましょう(おしとおしましょう) |
| Imperative | 押し通せ(おしとおせ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Related強行するNeutralForces something through despite opposition or difficulty, focusing on action, as in 「採決を強行する」; 「押し通す」 also means sticking to one's convictions to the end.
- Related無理に通すNeutralA phrase for forcing something through against the odds; matches the first sense of 「押し通す」, which also covers carrying one's convictions through to the end.
- Antonym引っ込むひっこむNeutralMeans drawing back and stepping out of the limelight, as in 「引っ込んでいろ」; the opposite of 「押し通す」, which pushes on without backing down.
- Antonym退くしりぞくNeutralMeans falling back, and by extension yielding or withdrawing; it contrasts with 「押し通す」 in giving up one's stand rather than seeing it through.
Use 「押し通す」 for seeing a claim or course of action through to the end, as in 「嘘を押し通す」. Choose 「強行する」 for pushing a plan through despite opposition, and 「引っ込む」 or 「退く」 for backing off and no longer insisting.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


