伝言
Japanese
editKanji in this term | |
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伝 | 言 |
でん Grade: 4 |
ごん Grade: 2 |
on'yomi |
Alternative spelling |
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傳言 (kyūjitai) |
Pronunciation
editNoun
editUsage notes
editThere is an implication that 伝言 refers to a verbal message, but this is not always the case; it can also refer to a written message. It is frequently used in association with telephone calls.
Synonyms
edit- SMS (esu-emu-esu)
Idioms
edit- 伝言を頼まれる (dengon o tanomareru): to be charged with a message for someone
Related terms
edit- 伝言板 (dengonban): message board
- 伝言ゲーム (dengon gēmu): Chinese whispers
Verb
edit伝言する • (dengon suru) suru (stem 伝言し (dengon shi), past 伝言した (dengon shita))
- to send word; to give a message
Conjugation
editConjugation of "伝言する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") | ||||
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Mizenkei ("imperfective") | 伝言し | でんごんし | dengon shi | |
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | 伝言し | でんごんし | dengon shi | |
Shūshikei ("terminal") | 伝言する | でんごんする | dengon suru | |
Rentaikei ("attributive") | 伝言する | でんごんする | dengon suru | |
Kateikei ("hypothetical") | 伝言すれ | でんごんすれ | dengon sure | |
Meireikei ("imperative") | 伝言せよ¹ 伝言しろ² |
でんごんせよ¹ でんごんしろ² |
dengon seyo¹ dengon shiro² | |
Key constructions | ||||
Passive | 伝言される | でんごんされる | dengon sareru | |
Causative | 伝言させる 伝言さす |
でんごんさせる でんごんさす |
dengon saseru dengon sasu | |
Potential | 伝言できる | でんごんできる | dengon dekiru | |
Volitional | 伝言しよう | でんごんしよう | dengon shiyō | |
Negative | 伝言しない | でんごんしない | dengon shinai | |
Negative continuative | 伝言せず | でんごんせず | dengon sezu | |
Formal | 伝言します | でんごんします | dengon shimasu | |
Perfective | 伝言した | でんごんした | dengon shita | |
Conjunctive | 伝言して | でんごんして | dengon shite | |
Hypothetical conditional | 伝言すれば | でんごんすれば | dengon sureba | |
¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative |
References
edit- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
Categories:
- Japanese terms spelled with 伝 read as でん
- Japanese terms spelled with 言 read as ごん
- Japanese terms read with on'yomi
- Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Japanese lemmas
- Japanese nouns
- Japanese terms spelled with fourth grade kanji
- Japanese terms spelled with second grade kanji
- Japanese terms with 2 kanji
- Japanese verbs
- Japanese suru verbs
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