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VOCABULARY
粘る
ne
ba
ru
to be sticky / to persist
be sticky, be tenacious, persevere, persist, hold out, bargain stubbornly
verb
Example sentences
なっとういといてよくねば
Natto stretches into strings and is very sticky.
さいまであきらめずにねばった
I didn't give up and held out until the end.
もうすこねばればてたのに。
If only I had persevered a little more, I could have won.
かれだんげようとねばった
He bargained stubbornly to get the price lowered.

Practice exercises

1
このおもちはとてもねば
This mochi is very sticky.
Answer
ねばねばります
2
最後さいごまであきらめずにねばった、ついに目標もくひょう達成たっせいした。
He didn't give up and persisted until the very end, finally achieving his goal.
Answer
ねばったねばりました
3
かれ最後さいごのチャンスにけて必死ひっしねばっている
He is desperately holding out, betting on the last chance.
Answer
ねばっているねばっています
4
納豆なっとうはよくねば
Natto is sticky indeed.
Answer
ねばねばります
5
交渉こうしょうでは、こちらの要求ようきゅう最後さいごまでねばことが肝心かんじんだ。
In negotiations, what is essential is to tenaciously hold out with one's demands until the very end.
Answer
ねばねばります