進歩
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See also 進步
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Japanese [edit]
| Kanji in this term | |
| 進 | 歩 |
Noun [edit]
進歩 (hiragana しんぽ, romaji shinpo)
- progress; improvements in social welfare.
- Personal progress, usually in the development of a skill.
Usage notes [edit]
進歩 is quite common as a verb (進歩する), and it is most easily understood in relation to the English word progress. It is frequently used in reference to social progress, particularly of a technological nature, and to personal progress in a skill. It is not generally used to refer to progress in other sorts of endeavors, such as a trip up a mountain (e.g., "Due to the blizzard, their progress was slow."), or of time in general (e.g., "As the evening progressed, the party became more chaotic.").
Verb [edit]
進歩 + する (irregular conjugation, hiragana しんぽする, romaji shinpo suru)
- To improve (in reference to a society's technological capability or general quality of life).
- To advance in proficiency; to make progress in the development of a skill.
Conjugation [edit]
Conjugation of "進歩する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
| Stem forms | Imperfective (未然形) | 進歩し | しんぽし | shinpo shi |
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| Continuative (連用形) | 進歩し | しんぽし | shinpo shi | |
| Terminal (終止形) | 進歩する | しんぽする | shinpo suru | |
| Attributive (連体形) | 進歩する | しんぽする | shinpo suru | |
| Hypothetical (仮定形) | 進歩すれ | しんぽすれ | shinpo sure | |
| Imperative (命令形) | 進歩せよ¹ 進歩しろ² |
しんぽせよ¹ しんぽしろ² |
shinpo seyo¹ shinpo shiro² |
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| Key constructions | Passive | 進歩される | しんぽされる | shinpo sareru |
| Causative | 進歩させる 進歩さす |
しんぽさせる しんぽさす |
shinpo saseru shinpo sasu |
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| Potential | 進歩できる | しんぽできる | shinpo dekiru | |
| Volitional | 進歩しよう | しんぽしよう | shinpo shiyō | |
| Negative | 進歩しない | しんぽしない | shinpo shinai | |
| Negative continuative | 進歩せず | しんぽせず | shinpo sezu | |
| Formal | 進歩します | しんぽします | shinpo shimasu | |
| Perfective | 進歩した | しんぽした | shinpo shita | |
| Conjunctive | 進歩して | しんぽして | shinpo shite | |
| Hypothetical conditional | 進歩すれば | しんぽすれば | shinpo sureba | |
| ¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative |
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