通訳

Japanese
Kanji in this term
通 訳
つう
Grade: 2		 やく
Grade: 6
on’yomi

Etymology

From Sinitic 通譯.

Pronunciation

Noun

通訳 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 通譯, hiragana つうやく, rōmaji tsūyaku)

  1. interpreting, interpretation: the facilitation of spoken conversation between two or more parties that do not all speak a common language
  2. an interpreter: someone who interprets speech in the language of the speaker into the language of the listener

Synonyms

Derived terms
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Verb

通訳する (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 通譯する, transitive, hiragana つうやくする, rōmaji tsūyaku suru)

  1. 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.)
Stem forms
Imperfective (未然形) 通訳し つうやくし tsūyaku shi
Continuative (連用形) 通訳し つうやくし tsūyaku shi
Terminal (終止形) 通訳する つうやくする tsūyaku suru
Attributive (連体形) 通訳する つうやくする tsūyaku suru
Hypothetical (仮定形) 通訳すれ つうやくすれ tsūyaku sure
Imperative (命令形) 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
  1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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