Verb (ます stem) + 抜く

[Do completely / Do through to the end / Endure to the end]

Connection: Verb (ます stem) + 抜く

Usage: Expresses doing something completely, thoroughly, or persevering through to the very end despite difficulty. Emphasizes determination and effort.

Common combinations:

• 走り抜く (run all the way through)
• 考え抜く (think thoroughly)
• 頑張り抜く (persevere to the end)
• 生き抜く (survive through)

Examples:

42キロのマラソンを走り抜いた。(I ran the entire 42-kilometer marathon.)

何日も考え抜いた末、この結論に達した。(After thinking it through for many days, I reached this conclusion.)

困難な時期を乗り越え、最後まで頑張り抜いた。(I overcame the difficult period and persevered to the very end.)