弁護

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
弁 護
べん
Grade: 5 		ご
Grade: 5
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
辯護 (kyūjitai)

Noun

弁(べん)護(ご) • (bengo) 

  1. advocacy, defense

Verb

弁(べん)護(ご)する • (bengo suru) suru (stem 弁(べん)護(ご)し (bengo shi), past 弁(べん)護(ご)した (bengo shita))

  1. advocate, plead

Conjugation

Conjugation of "弁護する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 弁護し べんごし bengo shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 弁護し べんごし bengo shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 弁護する べんごする bengo suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 弁護する べんごする bengo suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 弁護すれ べんごすれ bengo sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 弁護せよ¹
弁護しろ² 		べんごせよ¹
べんごしろ² 		bengo seyo¹
bengo shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 弁護される べんごされる bengo sareru
Causative 弁護させる
弁護さす 		べんごさせる
べんごさす 		bengo saseru
bengo sasu
Potential 弁護できる べんごできる bengo dekiru
Volitional 弁護しよう べんごしよう bengo shiyō
Negative 弁護しない べんごしない bengo shinai
Negative continuative 弁護せず べんごせず bengo sezu
Formal 弁護します べんごします bengo shimasu
Perfective 弁護した べんごした bengo shita
Conjunctive 弁護して べんごして bengo shite
Hypothetical conditional 弁護すれば べんごすれば bengo sureba
¹ Written imperative

² Spoken imperative

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