頑張らない
ganbaranai
do one's best — plain negative
N4
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Example sentence
時間がないので頑張らない。
じかん が ない ので がんばらない。
jikan ga nai node ganbaranai.
I do not do one's best because there is no time.
Usage note
Form of 頑張る (to do one's best).