〜通す (~toosu) — do all the way through
Without stopping, start to finish — "I worked straight through the night".
Formula (सूत्र ढाँचा)
Grammar rule (व्याकरण नियम र परिभाषा)
Meaning
- Adding 「〜通す」to a verb's ます-stem means "do it right through without stopping": 「一晩中、働き通した」= I worked straight through the night.
- 「読み通す」= read all the way through, 「やり通す」= see it through, 「歩き通す」= keep walking the whole way.
- Both carry determination.
Versus what you know
N3It resembles Lesson 20's 「〜切る」— 切る is "completely, nothing left", 通す is "continuously, without a break".
Also
Words like 「見通す」(foresee) and 「見通し」(outlook) come from the same root.
Examples (उदाहरणहरू)
一晩中、働き通した。
ひとばんじゅう、はたらきとおした。
I worked straight through the night.
How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) 働きます → drop ます: 働き → 通す → past tense 通した → it means 'without stopping in between'.
この本を、一日で読み通した。
このほんを、いちにちでよみとおした。
I read this book right through in a day.
How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) 読みます → 読み → 通した.
大変でも、最後までやり通したい。
たいへんでも、さいごまでやりとおしたい。
Even if it's hard, I want to see it through.
How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) やります → やり → 通す → the たい form → determination.
Knowledge check (मिनी ज्ञान जाँच)
「10キロ、歩き＿。」— "walked the whole way"?
💡 Hint: Without stopping.
歩き + 通した = walked all the way.
How does it differ from 「〜切る」?
💡 Hint: Continuously.
通す = without a break; 切る = nothing left.
What does 「見通し」mean?
💡 Hint: Same root.
見通し = outlook, forecast.
Your score: /3