タップ

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English tap.

Pronunciation

Noun

タップ • (tappu) 

  1. (electricity) tap; multi-outlet
    Synonym: 電源タップ (dengen tappu)
    テーブルタップ ― tēburu tappu ― power strip
    コンセントタップ ― konsento tappu ― multioutlet wall plug; socket splitter

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English tap.

Pronunciation

Noun

タップ • (tappu) 

  1. (computing) tap
    Coordinate terms: タップ, フリック, スワイプ

Verb

タップする • (tappu suru) suru (stem タップし (tappu shi), past タップした (tappu shita))

  1. (computing) to tap
Conjugation
Conjugation of "タップする" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") タップし tappu shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") タップし tappu shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") タップする tappu suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") タップする tappu suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") タップすれ tappu sure
Meireikei ("imperative") タップせよ¹
タップしろ² 		tappu seyo¹
tappu shiro²
Key constructions
Passive タップされる tappu sareru
Causative タップさせる
タップさす 		tappu saseru
tappu sasu
Potential タップできる tappu dekiru
Volitional タップしよう tappu shiyō
Negative タップしない tappu shinai
Negative continuative タップせず tappu sezu
Formal タップします tappu shimasu
Perfective タップした tappu shita
Conjunctive タップして tappu shite
Hypothetical conditional タップすれば tappu sureba
¹ Written imperative

² Spoken imperative

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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