通訳
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Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 通 | 訳 |
| つう Grade: 2 |
やく Grade: 6 |
| on'yomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 通譯 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
From Sinitic 通譯 / 通译 (tōngyì).
Pronunciation
Noun
- interpreting, interpretation: the facilitation of spoken conversation between two or more parties that do not all speak a common language
- an interpreter: someone who interprets speech in the language of the speaker into the language of the listener
Synonyms
Derived terms
- 通訳者 (tsūyakusha): an interpreter
- 通訳生 (tsūyakusei): a student interpreter
- 同時通訳 (dōji tsūyaku): simultaneous interpreting
- 逐次通訳 (chikuji tsūyaku): consecutive interpreting
- ウィスパリング通訳 (wisuparingu tsūyaku): whispered interpreting, chuchotage
- 会議通訳 (kaigi tsūyaku): conference interpreting
- エスコート通訳 (esukōto tsūyaku): escort interpreting
- 放送通訳 (hōsō tsūyaku): broadcast interpreting
See also
- 翻訳 (hon'yaku): translation of written matter from one language to another
Verb
通訳する • (tsūyaku suru) transitive suru (stem 通訳し (tsūyaku shi), past 通訳した (tsūyaku shita))
- to interpret: to listen to speech in one language and then convey the meaning of that speech in the language of the listener
Conjugation
Conjugation of "通訳する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mizenkei ("imperfective") | 通訳し | つうやくし | tsūyaku shi | |
| Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | 通訳し | つうやくし | tsūyaku shi | |
| Shūshikei ("terminal") | 通訳する | つうやくする | tsūyaku suru | |
| Rentaikei ("attributive") | 通訳する | つうやくする | tsūyaku suru | |
| Kateikei ("hypothetical") | 通訳すれ | つうやくすれ | tsūyaku sure | |
| Meireikei ("imperative") | 通訳せよ¹ 通訳しろ² |
つうやくせよ¹ つうやくしろ² |
tsūyaku seyo¹ tsūyaku shiro² | |
| Key constructions | ||||
| Passive | 通訳される | つうやくされる | tsūyaku sareru | |
| Causative | 通訳させる 通訳さす |
つうやくさせる つうやくさす |
tsūyaku saseru tsūyaku sasu | |
| Potential | 通訳できる | つうやくできる | tsūyaku dekiru | |
| Volitional | 通訳しよう | つうやくしよう | tsūyaku shiyō | |
| Negative | 通訳しない | つうやくしない | tsūyaku shinai | |
| Negative continuative | 通訳せず | つうやくせず | tsūyaku sezu | |
| Formal | 通訳します | つうやくします | tsūyaku shimasu | |
| Perfective | 通訳した | つうやくした | tsūyaku shita | |
| Conjunctive | 通訳して | つうやくして | tsūyaku shite | |
| Hypothetical conditional | 通訳すれば | つうやくすれば | tsūyaku sureba | |
| ¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative | ||||
See also
References
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN