がんばる
Ganbaru
頑張る (Ganbaru) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to persevere, to persist, to keep at it, to hang on”.
Meanings
- godan verb, intransitive verbto persevere; to persist; to keep at it; to hang on; to hold out; to do one's best
- godan verb, intransitive verbto insist that; to stick to (one's opinion)
- godan verb, intransitive verbto remain in a place; to stick to one's post; to refuse to budge
Examples
焦らずに頑張ってね。
Stay calm, and do your best.
今度はがんばります。
I'll try not to disappoint you next time.
君はよくがんばるね。
You're really a hard worker.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).