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VOCABULARY
しぶとい
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stubborn / tenacious
tenacious, persistent, stubborn, resilient, tough
i_adjective
Example sentences
あのせんしゅほんとうしぶとい
That athlete is truly tenacious.
このざっそうしぶとくてけない。
This weed is so tough that it won't come out.
かれしぶとくこうしょうつづけた。
He persistently continued the negotiations.
しぶといせいかくせいこうんだ。
His stubborn character brought about his success.

Practice exercises

1
あの選手せんしゅはとてもしぶとい
That player is very tenacious.
Answer
しぶといしぶといです
2
何度なんど失敗しっぱいしてもあきらめない、しぶとい性格せいかくだ。
He has a tenacious personality that never gives up no matter how many times he fails.
Answer
しぶとい
3
あの雑草ざっそういてもえてくるほどしぶとかった
That weed was so resilient that it grew back even after being pulled out.
Answer
しぶとかったしぶとかったです
4
かれしぶとくて最後さいごまで勝負しょうぶあきらめなかった。
Being tenacious, he did not give up the match until the very end.
Answer
しぶとくて
5
どんな逆境ぎゃっきょうにもえるしぶとい精神せいしんが、かれ成功せいこうへとみちびいた。
His tenacious spirit, enduring any adversity, led him to success.
Answer
しぶとい