マスター
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Japanese
Etymology
Borrowed from English master.[1] Doublet of マエストロ (maesutoro).
Pronunciation
Noun
- a manager; a barkeeper, a landlord (of a pub); a storekeeper, shopkeeper; an owner
- a master (a person with a master's degree)
- a master (a person in charge; a skilled person)
- a master (owner of an animal, slave, or maid or butler)
Synonyms
- 主人 (shujin)
Verb
マスターする • (masutā suru) suru (stem マスターし (masutāsuru shi), past マスターした (masutāsuru shita))
- to master (to acquire complete knowledge or skill (in something))
Conjugation
Conjugation of "マスターする" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mizenkei ("imperfective") | マスターし | masutā shi | ||
| Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | マスターし | masutā shi | ||
| Shūshikei ("terminal") | マスターする | masutā suru | ||
| Rentaikei ("attributive") | マスターする | masutā suru | ||
| Kateikei ("hypothetical") | マスターすれ | masutā sure | ||
| Meireikei ("imperative") | マスターせよ¹ マスターしろ² |
masutā seyo¹ masutā shiro² | ||
| Key constructions | ||||
| Passive | マスターされる | masutā sareru | ||
| Causative | マスターさせる マスターさす |
masutā saseru masutā sasu | ||
| Potential | マスターできる | masutā dekiru | ||
| Volitional | マスターしよう | masutā shiyō | ||
| Negative | マスターしない | masutā shinai | ||
| Negative continuative | マスターせず | masutā sezu | ||
| Formal | マスターします | masutā shimasu | ||
| Perfective | マスターした | masutā shita | ||
| Conjunctive | マスターして | masutā shite | ||
| Hypothetical conditional | マスターすれば | masutā sureba | ||
| ¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative | ||||