僭越

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Chinese

usurp
to exceed; to climb over; to surpass
to exceed; to climb over; to surpass; the more ... the more
 
trad. (僭越) 僭 越
simp. #(僭越) 僭 越

Pronunciation

Verb

僭越

  1. (literary) to overstep one's authority; to usurp
    司法僭越破壞民主 [MSC, trad.]
    司法僭越破坏民主 [MSC, simp.]
    sīfǎ jiànyuè pòhuài mínzhǔ
    the judiciary has overstepped its authority and destroyed democracy

Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
僭 越
せん
Hyōgai 		えつ
Grade: S
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Adjective

僭(せん)越(えつ) • (sen'etsu) -na (adnominal 僭(せん)越(えつ)な (sen'etsu na), adverbial 僭(せん)越(えつ)に (sen'etsu ni))

  1. presumptuous, arrogant

Inflection

Inflection of 僭越
Stem forms
Imperfective (未然形) 僭越だろ せんえつだろ sen'etsu daro
Continuative (連用形) 僭越で せんえつで sen'etsu de
Terminal (終止形) 僭越だ せんえつだ sen'etsu da
Attributive (連体形) 僭越な せんえつな sen'etsu na
Hypothetical (仮定形) 僭越なら せんえつなら sen'etsu nara
Imperative (命令形) 僭越であれ せんえつであれ sen'etsu de are
Key constructions
Informal negative 僭越ではない
僭越じゃない 		せんえつではない
せんえつじゃない 		sen'etsu de wa nai
sen'etsu ja nai
Informal past 僭越だった せんえつだった sen'etsu datta
Informal negative past 僭越ではなかった
僭越じゃなかった 		せんえつではなかった
せんえつじゃなかった 		sen'etsu de wa nakatta
sen'etsu ja nakatta
Formal 僭越です せんえつです sen'etsu desu
Formal negative 僭越ではありません
僭越じゃありません 		せんえつではありません
せんえつじゃありません 		sen'etsu de wa arimasen
sen'etsu ja arimasen
Formal past 僭越でした せんえつでした sen'etsu deshita
Formal negative past 僭越ではありませんでした
僭越じゃありませんでした 		せんえつではありませんでした
せんえつじゃありませんでした 		sen'etsu de wa arimasen deshita
sen'etsu ja arimasen deshita
Conjunctive 僭越で せんえつで sen'etsu de
Conditional 僭越なら（ば） せんえつなら（ば） sen'etsu nara (ba)
Provisional 僭越だったら せんえつだったら sen'etsu dattara
Volitional 僭越だろう せんえつだろう sen'etsu darō
Adverbial 僭越に せんえつに sen'etsu ni
Degree 僭越さ せんえつさ sen'etsusa
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