GRAMMAR DETAIL
〜てのける
Highlights a person's ability or boldness by showing that they actually accomplished something ordinarily difficult.
Examples
新人は限られた予算で、広い公共空間を作ってのけた。
The newcomer managed to create a spacious public area on a limited budget.
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彼は難しい計算を短時間で解いてのけた。
He successfully solved the difficult calculation in a short time.
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彼女は百人分の料理を一人で作ってのけた。
She managed to prepare food for a hundred people all by herself.
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Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure: Attach
のけるto a verb's te-form to highlight the ability or boldness involved in accomplishing something difficult. - Basic usage:
彼女は百人分の料理を一人で作ってのけた。emphasizes her accomplishment of preparing food for a hundred people all by herself.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- Inflecting the final verb
- Inflect
のけるfor a past accomplishment in作ってのけたor a polite past statement in作ってのけました. The preceding te-form stays unchanged.
- Inflect
- Focus compared with ぬく
やりぬくfocuses on persevering through difficulty to the end.やってのけるhighlights the ability or boldness shown in pulling off a difficult task.