通訳

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
    • (Tokyo) つ​うやく [tsúꜜùyàkù] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
    • IPA(key): [t͡sɨᵝːja̠kɯ̟ᵝ]

    Noun

    通(つう)訳(やく) • (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(つう)訳(やく)する • (tsūyaku suru) transitive suru (stem 通(つう)訳(やく)し (tsūyaku shi), past 通(つう)訳(やく)した (tsūyaku shita))

    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.)
    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
    1. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
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