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遣り通す

やりとおす

to carry through; to see through to the end; to complete

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Examples

  1. 決めたことは最後まで遣り通す。

    きめたことはさいごまでやりとおす。

    I see through to the end whatever I've decided to do.

  2. 君は計画を遣り通さなければならない。

    きみはけいかくをやりとおさなければならない。

    You must go through with your plan.

  3. 苦しくても三年間遣り通した経験は、必ず自信になる。

    くるしくてもさんねんかんやりとおしたけいけんは、かならずじしんになる。

    Sticking it out for three years, however hard it was, is bound to give you confidence.

Common patterns

最後まで遣り通す
to see it through to the end
仕事を遣り通す
to carry a job through
初志を遣り通す
to hold to one's original resolve

Memory tip

Normally written やり通す. The helper verb 通す adds "keep it up all the way through", the same element as in 言い通す (to stick to one's story) and 押し通す (to force through). Close to やり遂げる, which stresses achieving the result rather than enduring to the end.

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