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Japanese
Etymology
Borrowed from English overkill.
Pronunciation
Noun
オーバーキル • (ōbākiru)
- overkill (unnecessary destruction)
- (economy) excessive economic tightening, reducing the money supply or raising interest rates more than necessary
Verb
オーバーキルする • (ōbākiru suru) suru (stem オーバーキルし (ōbākiru shi), past オーバーキルした (ōbākiru shita))
- to overkill (destroy with more force than is required)
- (economy) to tighten the money supply or raise interest rates excessively
Conjugation
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
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| Mizenkei ("imperfective")
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オーバーキルし
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ōbākiru shi
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| Ren’yōkei ("continuative")
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オーバーキルし
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ōbākiru shi
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| Shūshikei ("terminal")
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オーバーキルする
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ōbākiru suru
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| Rentaikei ("attributive")
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オーバーキルする
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ōbākiru suru
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| Kateikei ("hypothetical")
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オーバーキルすれ
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ōbākiru sure
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| Meireikei ("imperative")
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オーバーキルせよ¹
オーバーキルしろ²
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ōbākiru seyo¹
ōbākiru shiro²
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| Key constructions
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| Passive
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オーバーキルされる
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ōbākiru sareru
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| Causative
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オーバーキルさせる
オーバーキルさす
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ōbākiru saseru
ōbākiru sasu
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| Potential
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オーバーキルできる
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ōbākiru dekiru
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| Volitional
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オーバーキルしよう
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ōbākiru shiyō
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| Negative
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オーバーキルしない
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ōbākiru shinai
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| Negative continuative
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オーバーキルせず
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ōbākiru sezu
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| Formal
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オーバーキルします
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ōbākiru shimasu
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| Perfective
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オーバーキルした
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ōbākiru shita
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| Conjunctive
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オーバーキルして
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ōbākiru shite
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| Hypothetical conditional
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オーバーキルすれば
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ōbākiru sureba
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¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative
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