つくす

尽くす

to use up; to exhaust; to run out of

N5Common wordGodan verb (su ending)
Godan verb (su ending), Transitive verb
to use upto exhaustto run out of
Godan verb (su ending), Intransitive verb
to devote oneself (to)to do one's utmost (for)to serveto work (for a cause)
Suffix, Godan verb (su ending)
to do to exhaustionto do completelyto do fully

Conjugations

Present辞書形
尽くす(つくす)
Negativeない形
尽くさない(つくさない)
Pastた形
尽くした(つくした)
Past Negativeなかった形
尽くさなかった(つくさなかった)
Te-formて形
尽くして(つくして)

Example Sentences

(かれ)女は(かれ)によく尽くした。

She did well by him.

(かれ)は仕事に全力を尽くした。

He directed all his energy to his business.

(かれ)は誠心誠意、(かれ)女に尽くした。

He devoted himself whole-heartedly to her.

(かれ)は会社に大いに尽くしている。

He has done much for his company.

(かれ)は全力を尽くして(かれ)女を救った。

He did his best to rescue her.