接戦

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
接 戦
せつ > せっ
Grade: 5 		せん
Grade: 4
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
接戰 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

Noun

接(せっ)戦(せん) • (sessen) 

  1. close combat
  2. a close race, a close competition
    ミシガン州(しゅう)では接戦(せっせん)が予想(よそう)されている。
    Mishigan shū de wa sessen ga yosō sarete iru.
    A close race is expected in the state of Michigan.

Verb

接(せっ)戦(せん)する • (sessen suru) suru (stem 接(せっ)戦(せん)し (sessen shi), past 接(せっ)戦(せん)した (sessen shita))

  1. fight at close quarters
  2. have a close race, have a close competition

Conjugation

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

² Spoken imperative

References

  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
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