N12036/3019

ねば

godan verbgodan verb (archaic)verb (generic)intransitive verb

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Meanings

  • to be sticky, to be adhesive
  • to persevere, to persist, to stick to, to hold out, to linger

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Example sentences

このガムはゆかとしたらねばってれなくなった。

After dropping this gum on the floor, it stuck and couldn't be removed.

かれ最後さいごまでねばったが、結局けっきょく試合しあいけてしまった。

He persisted until the very end, but ultimately lost the match.

交渉こうしょうねばることが、ビジネスにおいて重要じゅうようなスキルのひとつだ。

Persisting at the negotiating table is one of the important skills in business.

あめつづけ、客足きゃくあしねばらず閉店へいてん時間じかんむかえた。

The rain kept falling, and customers did not linger, so closing time arrived without much business.

困難こんなん状況じょうきょうにおいてもねばつよ姿勢しせいこそが、長期的ちょうきてき成功せいこうをもたらすとわたし確信かくしんしている。

I am firmly convinced that the attitude of persevering tenaciously even in difficult circumstances is what brings long-term success.