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ganbatte
gahn-BAH-teh · interjection · informal
'Do your best!' / 'Good luck!' — an encouragement.
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A cheer of encouragement urging someone to persevere and give it their all, one of the most common motivational lines in anime.
“Ganbatte! You've trained for this your whole life!”
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ganbatte In A Sentence
Ganbatte! You've trained for this your whole life!
Origin & Usage
Japanese 頑張って (ganbatte), the imperative of ganbaru 'to persevere / do one's best'.
People Also Ask
What does ganbatte mean?
It's a Japanese cheer of encouragement — 'do your best!', 'hang in there!' or 'good luck!' — urging someone to persevere.
How do you use ganbatte?
Say it to someone facing a challenge, like a test, match or performance. 'Ganbare' is a slightly more forceful variant of the same word.
Where does ganbatte come from?
It's the request/imperative form of the verb ganbaru (頑張る), 'to persevere' or 'to do one's best'.
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