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GRAMMAR
〜抜く
do to the end
completely
Explanation
NOTE

〜抜く (ぬく) means to V through to completion, often despite hardship or great effort.

最後さいごまで走はしり抜ぬくつもりだ。
I intend to run all the way through to the end.
Emphasizes finishing despite difficulty — not just *finishing* but *seeing it through*.
NOTE

This is the kanji variant of 〜ぬく. Both forms are common; 抜く feels slightly more formal in writing.

NOTE

Attach 〜抜く to the masu-stem of a verb (走ります → 走り抜く).

STRUCTURE
Vます
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苦くるしくても、フルマラソンを走はしり抜ぬいた。
Kurushikute mo, furumarason o hashirinuita.
Even though it was tough, I ran the full marathon through to the end.
最後さいごまで考かんがえ抜ぬいて、答こたえを出だした。
Saigo made kangaenuite, kotae o dashita.
I thought it through thoroughly to the end and reached an answer.
困難こんなんな時期じきを耐たえ抜ぬいた彼かれは強つよい。
Konnan na jiki o taenuita kare wa tsuyoi.
He who endured through the hard times is strong.

Practice exercises

1
雨の中なか、傘かさをさしっぱなしで、ゴールまで走はしり抜ぬく。
Even in the rain, with my umbrella left open, I will run through to the goal.
Answer
走はしり抜ぬく
2
この長編小説ちょうへんしょうせつ、難むずかしげだが、最後さいごまで読よみ抜ぬく。
This long novel looks difficult, but I will read through it completely to the end.
Answer
読よみ抜ぬく
3
困難こんなんな状況じょうきょうでも、諦あきらめる気きなく、戦たたかい抜ぬく。
Even in a difficult situation, without feeling like giving up, I will fight through to the end.
Answer
戦たたかい抜ぬく
4
困難こんなんを乗のり越こえ乗のり越こえ抜ぬく。
I will overcome all difficulties completely.
Answer
乗のり越こえ抜ぬく
5
過酷かこくな環境かんきょうでも、必かならず生いき抜ぬくという決意けついだ。
Even in a harsh environment, it is my determination to surely live through to the end.
Answer
生いき抜ぬく