対話

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See also: 對話 and 对话

Japanese

Kanji in this term
対 話
たい
Grade: 3 		わ
Grade: 2
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
對話 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

Noun

対(たい)話(わ) • (taiwa) 

  1. dialogue, conversation
    • 1910, 小寺菊子, 河原の対面:
      その間(かん)には無論(むろん)他(た)の者(もの)との対話(たいわ)も出来(でき)なかった。
      Sonokan ni wa muron ta no mono to no taiwa mo dekinakatta.
      Of course in the meantime I couldn't discuss it with anyone.

Synonyms

Verb

対(たい)話(わ)する • (taiwa suru) suru (stem 対(たい)話(わ)し (taiwa shi), past 対(たい)話(わ)した (taiwa shita))

  1. to have or hold a conversation

Conjugation

Conjugation of "対話する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 対話し たいわし taiwa shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 対話し たいわし taiwa shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 対話する たいわする taiwa suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 対話する たいわする taiwa suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 対話すれ たいわすれ taiwa sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 対話せよ¹
対話しろ² 		たいわせよ¹
たいわしろ² 		taiwa seyo¹
taiwa shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 対話される たいわされる taiwa sareru
Causative 対話させる
対話さす 		たいわさせる
たいわさす 		taiwa saseru
taiwa sasu
Potential 対話できる たいわできる taiwa dekiru
Volitional 対話しよう たいわしよう taiwa shiyō
Negative 対話しない たいわしない taiwa shinai
Negative continuative 対話せず たいわせず taiwa sezu
Formal 対話します たいわします taiwa shimasu
Perfective 対話した たいわした taiwa shita
Conjunctive 対話して たいわして taiwa shite
Hypothetical conditional 対話すれば たいわすれば taiwa sureba
¹ Written imperative

² Spoken imperative

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 “たい‐わ 【対話】Paid subscription required”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎ (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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