遂げる|とげるtogeru[2]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Definitions
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto accomplish; to achieve; to carry out
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 遂げる（とげる） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 遂げます（とげます） |
| Negative (nai) | 遂げない（とげない） |
| polite (masen) | 遂げません（とげません） |
| classical zu / nu | 遂げず・遂げぬ（とげず・とげぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 遂げた（とげた） |
| polite (mashita) | 遂げました（とげました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 遂げなかった（とげなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 遂げませんでした（とげませんでした） |
| Te form | 遂げて（とげて） |
| Potential | 遂げられる（とげられる） |
| Passive | 遂げられる（とげられる） |
| Causative | 遂げさせる（とげさせる） |
| Causative passive | 遂げさせられる（とげさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 遂げれば（とげれば） |
| tara | 遂げたら（とげたら） |
| Volitional | 遂げよう（とげよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 遂げましょう（とげましょう） |
| Imperative | 遂げろ（とげろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym成し遂げるなしとげるNeutralCarries work, duties, or great undertakings through to the end (「偉業を成し遂げる」); 「遂げる」 can also mean ending with an outcome like 「死を遂げる」.
- Synonym達成たっせいNeutralA noun for attaining a goal (「目標を達成する」); the goal need not be numeric. 「遂げる」 can also describe ending with a certain outcome.
- Synonym完遂かんすいWrittenA noun for completing something fully and successfully (「任務を完遂する」); written and solemn in tone.
- Synonym果たすはたすNeutralUsed for fulfilling duties and promises (「役割を果たす」「約束を果たす」); 「遂げる」 centers on reaching a goal or ending with an outcome.
- Synonym貫徹かんてつNeutralA noun for carrying one's will through to the end (「初志貫徹」).
- Synonym遂行すいこうNeutralA noun for executing and completing something (「職務を遂行する」); mostly official duties and tasks.
- Synonym全うするまっとうするNeutralMeans carrying something through in full, such as one's natural lifespan (「天寿を全うする」) or a term of office (「任期を全うする」).
- Synonymやり遂げるやりとげるNeutralMeans seeing a job through to the end (「仕事をやり遂げる」); common in speech, with the emphasis on sticking it out.
- Synonymし遂げるしとげるWrittenWritten-style word for carrying something off successfully (「計画をし遂げる」); fairly rare — 「やり遂げる」 is the usual choice.
- Synonymやり抜くやりぬくNeutralMeans persevering to the very end (「最後までやり抜く」), stressing the will not to give up.
- SynonymやりきるNeutralColloquial and energetic: to finish something completely (「全力でやり切る」).
- SynonymしおおせるWrittenWritten and rare; means carrying something through to the end and getting it done. In speech, say 「やり遂げる」.
- Related実行じっこうNeutralA noun for putting a plan into action (「計画を実行する」); stresses the doing, not the completion.
- RelatedなすNeutralMostly written; means forming or building up (「財を成す」「群れを成す」) and, by extension, achieving.
- Related履行りこうNeutralA noun for fulfilling obligations (「契約を履行する」); mostly contracts and duties.
- Related遣り通すやりとおすNeutralMeans seeing something through to the end (「信念をやり通す」), with the emphasis on persisting all the way.
- RelatedしすますWrittenWritten and rare; means bringing something off as planned. In everyday speech, say 「やり遂げる」.
- Relatedなし終えるなしおえるWrittenWritten and rare; means finishing a difficult undertaking (「大業をなし終える」).
- Relatedし終えるしおえるNeutralMeans simply finishing an action or task (「作業をし終える」); stresses completion, not achievement.
- Antonym諦めるあきらめるNeutralAntonym: to give up on something (「夢を諦める」) — the opposite of attaining one's aim with 「遂げる」.
- Antonym挫折するNeutralAntonym: to be thwarted — to fail to carry something through or achieve it (「計画が挫折する」).
Use 「遂げる」 for attaining an aim or ending with a certain outcome (「思いを遂げる」「急成長を遂げる」). For completing a great undertaking, say 「成し遂げる」; for fulfilling duties or promises, 「果たす」; for official business, 「遂行」. 「やり遂げる」 is the everyday word for seeing a job through. The opposite of attaining one's aim is 「諦める」.
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