交代

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Chinese

to deliver; to turn over; to make friends
to deliver; to turn over; to make friends; to intersect (lines); to pay (money)
 
substitute; replace; generation
substitute; replace; generation; dynasty; geological era; era; age; period
 
simp. and trad.
(交代) 		交 代
alternative forms 交待

Pronunciation

Verb

交代

  1. to hand over
  2. to explain; to brief; to make clear; to tell about
  3. to ask (someone to do something); to order
  4. to confess
  5. to finish; to complete
    我今天是不是就要交代在這裡了？ [MSC, trad.]
    我今天是不是就要交代在这里了？ [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒ jīntiān shì bù shì jiùyào jiāodài zài zhèlǐ le?
    Am I going to die here today?

Synonyms

  • (to hand over):
  • (to explain):
  • (to ask someone to do something):
  • (to confess):
  • (to finish):

See also

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
交 代
こう
Grade: 2 		たい
Grade: 3
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
交替

Noun

交(こう)代(たい) • (kōtai) 

  1. relief
  2. alternation

Derived terms

Verb

交(こう)代(たい)する • (kōtai suru) suru (stem 交(こう)代(たい)し (kōtai shi), past 交(こう)代(たい)した (kōtai shita))

  1. to relieve, to relieve a person
  2. to take turns, to alternate

Conjugation

Conjugation of "交代する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 交代し こうたいし kōtai shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 交代し こうたいし kōtai shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 交代する こうたいする kōtai suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 交代する こうたいする kōtai suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 交代すれ こうたいすれ kōtai sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 交代せよ¹
交代しろ² 		こうたいせよ¹
こうたいしろ² 		kōtai seyo¹
kōtai shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 交代される こうたいされる kōtai sareru
Causative 交代させる
交代さす 		こうたいさせる
こうたいさす 		kōtai saseru
kōtai sasu
Potential 交代できる こうたいできる kōtai dekiru
Volitional 交代しよう こうたいしよう kōtai shiyō
Negative 交代しない こうたいしない kōtai shinai
Negative continuative 交代せず こうたいせず kōtai sezu
Formal 交代します こうたいします kōtai shimasu
Perfective 交代した こうたいした kōtai shita
Conjunctive 交代して こうたいして kōtai shite
Hypothetical conditional 交代すれば こうたいすれば kōtai sureba
¹ Written imperative

² Spoken imperative

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