知恵を絞る

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
知 恵 絞
ち
Grade: 2 		え
Grade: S 		しぼ
Grade: S
on'yomi kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
知惠を絞る (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 知恵 +‎ を +‎ 絞る, literally "to strangle one's knowledge"

Idiom

知(ち)恵(え)を絞(しぼ)る • (chie o shiboru) godan (stem 知(ち)恵(え)を絞(しぼ)り (chie o shibori), past 知(ち)恵(え)を絞(しぼ)った (chie o shibotta))

  1. (idiomatic) to rack one's brain, to think really hard

Conjugation

Conjugation of "知恵を絞る" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 知恵を絞ら ちえをしぼら chie o shibora
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 知恵を絞り ちえをしぼり chie o shibori
Shūshikei ("terminal") 知恵を絞る ちえをしぼる chie o shiboru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 知恵を絞る ちえをしぼる chie o shiboru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 知恵を絞れ ちえをしぼれ chie o shibore
Meireikei ("imperative") 知恵を絞れ ちえをしぼれ chie o shibore
Key constructions
Passive 知恵を絞られる ちえをしぼられる chie o shiborareru
Causative 知恵を絞らせる
知恵を絞らす 		ちえをしぼらせる
ちえをしぼらす 		chie o shiboraseru
chie o shiborasu
Potential 知恵を絞れる ちえをしぼれる chie o shiboreru
Volitional 知恵を絞ろう ちえをしぼろう chie o shiborō
Negative 知恵を絞らない ちえをしぼらない chie o shiboranai
Negative continuative 知恵を絞らず ちえをしぼらず chie o shiborazu
Formal 知恵を絞ります ちえをしぼります chie o shiborimasu
Perfective 知恵を絞った ちえをしぼった chie o shibotta
Conjunctive 知恵を絞って ちえをしぼって chie o shibotte
Hypothetical conditional 知恵を絞れば ちえをしぼれば chie o shiboreba
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