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努力すればうまくいく (work out if effort is made)

Grammar & Usage

idiomatic phrase

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How it works

This phrase combines the verb '努力する' (to make an effort) conjugated into its conditional -ba form ('すれば') with the idiomatic predicate 'うまくいく' (to turn out well/go smoothly). The '-ba' conditional expresses a hypothetical condition or a general truth connecting cause and outcome. While presented in the plain form, the end verb can be conjugated politely to 'うまくいきます' depending on context.

Sample sentences

諦めずに努力すればうまくいくはずです。

If you don't give up and make an effort, it should work out.

最初は難しくても、努力すればうまくいくと信じている。

Even if it's difficult at first, I believe that things will turn out well if I put in the effort.

毎日コツコツ努力すればうまくいくようになりますよ。

If you make steady efforts every day, things will start working out for you.

Quick facts

idiom_breakdown:うまく (adverbial form of うまい, 'skillfully/well') + いく (to go/proceed)

conditional_form:-ば (-ba) provisional conditional denoting 'if/when'

polite_equivalent:努力すればうまくいきます (doryoku sureba umaku ikimasu)

Often used with

きっとうまくいく (it will definitely work out)

努力が報われる (effort pays off)

努力を重ねる (to accumulate efforts)

諦めずに努力する (to persevere without giving up)

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Example

諦めずに努力すればうまくいくはずです。

If you don't give up and make an effort, it should work out.

最初は難しくても、努力すればうまくいくと信じている。

Even if it's difficult at first, I believe that things will turn out well if I put in the effort.