【JLPT N3 Grammar】〜通す(〜とおす / ~toosu)
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Explanation:〜通す

Meaning
"最後まで〜する / ずっと〜する"

"do something all the way to the end"
Used to indicate the idea of continuing or persisting with something from start to finish, often with a sense of determination or consistency. It emphasizes the completion of an action or maintaining a particular state without wavering.

Form
V(masu form)ます + 通す

Points

  1. Persistence: The expression is used to highlight the idea of persistence, determination, or consistency in carrying out an action.
  2. Completion: It often implies seeing something through to the end, despite challenges or difficulties.
  3. Emphasis on Continuity: The nuance of "〜通す" can also suggest doing something continuously without interruption.

JLPT Level
N3



Sample sentenes

一度いちどやるといったら、最後さいごまでやり通とおすべきだ 。
Once you say you'll do something, you should see it through to the end.

彼かれは最後さいごまでうそをつき通とおした。
He lied all the way to the end.

足あしが痛いたかったが、最後さいごまであきらめずに、走はしり通とおした。
My feet hurt, but I kept running to the end without giving up.

終電しゅうでんをのがしたので、家うちまで歩あるき通とおした。
Since I missed the last train, I walked all the way home.

彼かれはミスをかくし通とおした。
He hid his mistake to the end.

彼かれは何なにがあっても信念しんねんを貫つらぬき通とおした
He stuck to his beliefs no matter what happened.

Vocabulary

Japanese
English
嘘 うそ lie
終電 しゅうでん last train
- ミス mistake
信念 しんねん belief

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