専念

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
専 念
せん
Grade: 6 		ねん
Grade: 4
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
專念 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

Noun

専(せん)念(ねん) • (sennen) 

  1. concentration, focus

Verb

専(せん)念(ねん)する • (sennen suru) suru (stem 専(せん)念(ねん)し (sennen shi), past 専(せん)念(ねん)した (sennen shita))

  1. to concentrate, to focus on
    仕事(しごと)に専念(せんねん)したい。
    Shigoto ni sennen shitai.
    I would like to concentrate on my job.

Conjugation

Conjugation of "専念する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 専念し せんねんし sennen shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 専念し せんねんし sennen shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 専念する せんねんする sennen suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 専念する せんねんする sennen suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 専念すれ せんねんすれ sennen sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 専念せよ¹
専念しろ² 		せんねんせよ¹
せんねんしろ² 		sennen seyo¹
sennen shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 専念される せんねんされる sennen sareru
Causative 専念させる
専念さす 		せんねんさせる
せんねんさす 		sennen saseru
sennen sasu
Potential 専念できる せんねんできる sennen dekiru
Volitional 専念しよう せんねんしよう sennen shiyō
Negative 専念しない せんねんしない sennen shinai
Negative continuative 専念せず せんねんせず sennen sezu
Formal 専念します せんねんします sennen shimasu
Perfective 専念した せんねんした sennen shita
Conjunctive 専念して せんねんして sennen shite
Hypothetical conditional 専念すれば せんねんすれば sennen sureba
¹ Written imperative

² Spoken imperative

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