つきつめる（つきつめる）
JLPT N1 · Ichidan verb (Group 2)
Pitch accent: nakadaka (middle-high) — pitch drops after mora 4
Meaning: to carry through to the end
Conjugation
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| masu-form (polite) | つきつめます | つきつめます |
| te-form | つきつめて | つきつめて |
| ta-form (past) | つきつめた | つきつめた |
| nai-form (negative) | つきつめない | つきつめない |
| potential form | つきつめられる | つきつめられる |
Example sentences
- 問題をつきつめて考える。 — Think a problem through to its very core.
- 原因をつきつめる。 — Get to the bottom of the cause.
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