スイッチ
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Japanese
Etymology
Borrowed from English switch.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
- switch, a device to turn electric current on and off or direct its flow
- (rail transport) switch of a railroad, point of a railroad
- a change in method or thinking
- (computing) network switch
See also
- 開閉器 (kaiheiki)
Verb
スイッチする • (suitchi suru) suru (stem スイッチし (suitchisuru shi), past スイッチした (suitchisuru shita))
- change one's methods or ways of thinking
Conjugation
Conjugation of "スイッチする" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mizenkei ("imperfective") | スイッチし | suitchi shi | ||
| Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | スイッチし | suitchi shi | ||
| Shūshikei ("terminal") | スイッチする | suitchi suru | ||
| Rentaikei ("attributive") | スイッチする | suitchi suru | ||
| Kateikei ("hypothetical") | スイッチすれ | suitchi sure | ||
| Meireikei ("imperative") | スイッチせよ¹ スイッチしろ² |
suitchi seyo¹ suitchi shiro² | ||
| Key constructions | ||||
| Passive | スイッチされる | suitchi sareru | ||
| Causative | スイッチさせる スイッチさす |
suitchi saseru suitchi sasu | ||
| Potential | スイッチできる | suitchi dekiru | ||
| Volitional | スイッチしよう | suitchi shiyō | ||
| Negative | スイッチしない | suitchi shinai | ||
| Negative continuative | スイッチせず | suitchi sezu | ||
| Formal | スイッチします | suitchi shimasu | ||
| Perfective | スイッチした | suitchi shita | ||
| Conjunctive | スイッチして | suitchi shite | ||
| Hypothetical conditional | スイッチすれば | suitchi sureba | ||
| ¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative | ||||