尽くす (Tsukusu) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to use up, to exhaust, to run out of, to devote oneself (to)”.
Meanings
- godan verb, transitive verbto use up; to exhaust; to run out of
- godan verb, intransitive verbto devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to serve; to work (for a cause)
- suffix, godan verbto do to exhaustion; to do completely; to do fullyafter the -masu stem of a verb
Examples
手は尽くした。
I have done everything I could do.
全力を尽くします。
I will do my best.
全力を尽くしなさい。
Do your best.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).