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頑張る

to work hard and do

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Conjugation of 頑張る

This verb follows the godan conjugation pattern. This verb can also mean the following: strive, persevere, do
私/俺
Present informal tense
頑張る
ganbaru
I work hard and do
Present informal negative tense
頑張らない
ganbaranai
I don't work hard and do
Present formal tense
頑張ります
ganbarimasu
I work hard and do
Present formal negative tense
頑張りません
ganbarimasen
I do not work hard and do
私/俺
Past informal tense
頑張った
ganbatta
I worked hard and do
Past informal negative tense
頑張らなかった
ganbaranakatta
I didn't work hard and do
Past formal tense
頑張りました
ganbarimashita
I work hard and do
Past formal negative tense
頑張りませんでした
ganbarimasen deshita
I did not work hard and do
私/俺
Imperative informal mood
頑張れ
ganbare
work hard and do
Imperative negative mood
頑張るな
ganbaru na
don't work hard and do
Imperative formal mood
頑張ってください
ganbatte kudasai
please work hard and do
Imperative formal negative mood
頑張らないでください
ganbaranai dekudasai
please do not work hard and do
私/俺
Te form - conjunctive stem
頑張って
ganbatte
work hard and do
Passive stem
頑張られる
ganbarareru
worked hard and do
Hypothetical tense
頑張れ
ganbare
if I worked hard and do
Hypothetical conditional stem
頑張れば
ganbareba
worked hard and do
私/俺
Volitional stem
頑張ろう
ganbarō
will work hard and do
Potential stem
頑張れる
ganbareru
worked hard and do
Continuative stem
頑張り
ganbari
working hard and do
Causative stem
頑張らせる
ganbaraseru
allow to work hard and do
私/俺
Imperfective stem
頑張ら
ganbara
work hard and do

Examples of 頑張る

-今は即興でやるチャンスだ. 頑張る.

Here's your chance to improvise.

感謝するよ　頑張る

Thank you, man. I'm trying. You know?

約束するわ　頑張る

I promise you that I will try my very best.

"頑張る"？

"Stay"?

頑張ります

- You don't have much time.

はい、頑張ります

- Yes, l'll do my best.

責任が重くなるぞ 頑張ります

Thank you, sir.

頑張ります 彼はどこに？

We hope so, also. Well, what are we dealing with?

頑張った

I tried.

気にしまいと　頑張った！

I tried to ignore that. Walter... I tried to ignore that!

また君に会えて　よかったよ 頑張って　ウェイターを見つけてくれ

Holmes... Lovely seeing you again. And good luck finding your waiter.

頑張って

Uh, you might wanna pass that on to the girl that comes up after you.

頑張って、テディー.

Good luck, Teddy!

どうか無事に帰還を 頑張って

Please come back safely, okay?

頑張って ナタリー！

Come on, Natalie! Come on, come on, come on, come on, come on!

僕達は見つけないといけないんだ 頑張れ！

- What? We have to find this thing!

後ろを　保持しろ 頑張れ

Those in the back, keep up Harder

もうすぐだ 頑張れ

We're almost there. Come on.

頑張れ

OK

頑張れ！

Yeah!

頑張れば 絶対できるよ

- Come on, Hank. You can do it.

試験など 頑張れば 何とかなる

We'll top our class.

ふ～ん　いいんじゃん　別に 頑張れば。

If you're trying your best for something in particular.

だから　頑張ろう

I know. Let's work.

まあ　頑張ろう

Yeah, well, let's get it over with.

今日も１日 頑張ろう！

Let's go, let's go, let's go! Oh, god.

ああ　頑張ろう 彼には剣が必要になりそうだ

Yeah, good luck with your son. He's gonna need it.

頑張ろう。

All right, let's let these men get to work.

あなたがいるから、頑張れる。

You're what's keeping me going right now.

本当にそう思えば、頑張れる。

So don't say it unless you mean it.

ありがとうございます 隊長 がんばります

- Thank you, sir. I'll try.

それまでにこの水槽を汚さなければ -ジャック　掃除するなよ -がんばります

This tank'll get plenty dirty in that time... but we have to help it along any way we can.

-ジャック　掃除するなよ -がんばります

This tank'll get plenty dirty in that time... but we have to help it along any way we can.

-がんばります

- I shall resist.

すごいよ がんばった

Good job, man. Good job, John.

がんばれ

It's okay. Okay. Okay, hold on.

がんばれ　チビ

- You can do it, kid.

がんばれ！

Look at me! Come on!

ニーマン　がんばれ

Neiman, just do your best.

デボ がんばれ

Deb. Good luck.

立証 がんばって

[ laughs ] good luck proving any of that.

- がんばって　ロンリーウルフ！

Good luck, Lonely Wolf!

辛いのは分かるけど がんばって 少しずつでも努力しないとダメだよ

It's tough, but you have to keep trying to recover.

「じゃぁ、がんばって」

Have a good one.

クレア　がんばって

Claire, good luck.

がんばろう　キミ

Good luck, Kimi.

がんばろう

Otter, Kobe, get down! Keep going.

みんなで励まし合うんだ がんばろう

We've all got to look out for each other now.

絶対 がんばる

Here's a question.