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► 動詞
説得  [せっとく]  [説得する]    meaning:  persuade  rank: 2
☆ 彼女めるように説得した ⇨ She (tried to) persuaded him into giving up  (☛ The act of talking to someone, and the result can be either success or failure)

► 名詞
説得  [せっとく]    meaning:  persuade  rank: 2
☆ の説得をめた ⇨ I gave up persuading him  (☛ The act of talking to someone, and the result can be either success or failure)


More examples:
  • を説得しようとしてもどうせ無理だ ⇨ Even if you try to persuade him, it won’t work anyway
  • 疑り深くてどうにも説得出来ない ⇨ He is so distrustful and cannot be persuaded
  • は説得されてやっとそのになった ⇨ He was persuaded and finally became willing
  • を説得するには理詰めだけでは成功しないことがい ⇨ To persuade someone, all logic approach doesn’t always work
  • くてどうにも説得出来ない ⇨ He is so distrustful and cannot be persuaded
  • 弁明にはく説得力がかった ⇨ His defense, excuse, was not convincing at all
  • この人達論理的に説得することが出来ない ⇨ It is impossible to logically persuade these kind of people
  • を説得しようとしたけれど駄目だった ⇨ I tried to persuade him but it didn’t work
  • 彼女を説得しようとした ⇨ He tried to persuade her using all kinds of different tactics
  • 説明には説得力がい ⇨ His explanation is not persuasive, compelling