- 1. [adv, adj-na] intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart (uk)
Conjugation — Adjective (―na)
This word itself does not change -- these are forms of the copula だ ("to be") attached to it.
| Attributive (before a noun) | ひたすらな | (hitasurana) |
| Non-past, plain | ひたすらだ | (hitasurada) |
| Non-past, polite | ひたすらです | (hitasuradesu) |
| Past, plain | ひたすらだった | (hitasuradatta) |
| Past, polite | ひたすらでした | (hitasuradeshita) |
| Negative, plain | ひたすらじゃない | (hitasurajanai) |
| Negative, polite | ひたすらじゃないです | (hitasurajanaidesu) |
| Past negative, plain | ひたすらじゃなかった | (hitasurajanakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | ひたすらじゃなかったです | (hitasurajanakattadesu) |
| Te-form | ひたすらで | (hitasurade) |
| Conditional (―nara) | ひたすらなら | (hitasuranara) |
Kanji in this word
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只
only, free, in additionOn: シ (shi)Kun: ただ (tada)
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管
pipe, tube, wind instrument, drunken talk, control, jurisdictionOn: カン (kan)Kun: くだ (kuda)
Example Sentences
彼はひたすら成功を望んで懸命に働く。
He works hard because he is anxious to succeed.