通訳
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Japanese [edit]
| Kanji in this term | |
| 通 | 訳 |
Etymology [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
通訳 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai 通譯, hiragana つうやく, romaji tsūyaku)
- interpreting, interpretation: the facilitation of spoken conversation between two or more parties that do not all speak a common language
- an interpreter: someone who interprets speech in the language of the speaker into the language of the listener
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See also [edit]
- 翻訳 (ほんやく, hon'yaku): translation of written matter from one language to another
Verb [edit]
通訳 + する (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai 通譯, irregular conjugation, hiragana つうやくする, romaji tsūyaku suru)
- to interpret: to listen to speech in one language and then convey the meaning of that speech in the language of the listener
Conjugation [edit]
Conjugation of "通訳する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
| Stem forms | Imperfective (未然形) | 通訳し | つうやくし | tsūyaku shi |
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| Continuative (連用形) | 通訳し | つうやくし | tsūyaku shi | |
| Terminal (終止形) | 通訳する | つうやくする | tsūyaku suru | |
| Attributive (連体形) | 通訳する | つうやくする | tsūyaku suru | |
| Hypothetical (仮定形) | 通訳すれ | つうやくすれ | tsūyaku sure | |
| Imperative (命令形) | 通訳せよ¹ 通訳しろ² |
つうやくせよ¹ つうやくしろ² |
tsūyaku seyo¹ tsūyaku shiro² |
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| Key constructions | Passive | 通訳される | つうやくされる | tsūyaku sareru |
| Causative | 通訳させる 通訳さす |
つうやくさせる つうやくさす |
tsūyaku saseru tsūyaku sasu |
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| Potential | 通訳できる | つうやくできる | tsūyaku dekiru | |
| Volitional | 通訳しよう | つうやくしよう | tsūyaku shiyō | |
| Negative | 通訳しない | つうやくしない | tsūyaku shinai | |
| Negative continuative | 通訳せず | つうやくせず | tsūyaku sezu | |
| Formal | 通訳します | つうやくします | tsūyaku shimasu | |
| Perfective | 通訳した | つうやくした | tsūyaku shita | |
| Conjunctive | 通訳して | つうやくして | tsūyaku shite | |
| Hypothetical conditional | 通訳すれば | つうやくすれば | tsūyaku sureba | |
| ¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative |
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