ふんばる
踏ん張る
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground)
N5Common wordGodan verb (ru ending)
Godan verb (ru ending), Intransitive verb
to brace one's legs•to stand firm•to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground)
Godan verb (ru ending), Intransitive verb
to hold out•to persist•to make an effort•to exert oneself
Conjugations
Present辞書形
踏ん張る(ふんばる)
Negativeない形
踏ん張らない(ふんばらない)
Pastた形
踏ん張った(ふんばった)
Past Negativeなかった形
踏ん張らなかった(ふんばらなかった)
Te-formて形
踏ん張って(ふんばって)
Example Sentences
群衆に押されないよう力を入れて踏ん張った。
I braced myself against the crowd.
土壇場で踏ん張ってその契約を勝ち取らない限り、我々は破産も同然だ。
If we don't make a last ditch stand at winning that contract, we may very well go under.