シェアshea
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- noun, suru verb, transitive verbsharing; share (on social media)
- nounmarket share
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | シェアする |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | シェアします |
| Negative (nai) | シェアしない |
| polite (masen) | シェアしません |
| classical zu / nu | シェアせず・シェアせぬ |
| Past (ta) | シェアした |
| polite (mashita) | シェアしました |
| Past negative (nakatta) | シェアしなかった |
| polite (masen deshita) | シェアしませんでした |
| Te form | シェアして |
| Potential | シェアできる |
| Passive | シェアされる |
| Causative | シェアさせる |
| Causative passive | シェアさせられる |
| Conditional (ba) | シェアすれば |
| tara | シェアしたら |
| Volitional | シェアしよう |
| polite (mashou) | シェアしましょう |
| Imperative | シェアしろ |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym分け前わけまえNeutralThe portion each person gets after dividing something up, as in 「分け前をもらう」; colloquial in flavor, stressing what one personally receives.
- Synonym取り分とりぶんNeutralThe share one is entitled to, stressing the part one has a right to claim; シェア stresses sharing or share of the market.
- Synonym持ち分もちぶんWrittenOne's proportionate right in jointly owned property or in a company; a legal and commercial term.
- Related割り当てわりあてNeutralA quota or portion assigned out, as in 「割り当て量」; stresses allocation by a set standard, while シェア stresses sharing or market share.
- Related配分はいぶんWrittenDistributing resources, time, etc. in proportion, as in 「時間配分」; a written, formal word, while シェア centers on sharing.
- Related配当はいとうWrittenDividends paid on stock, or apportionment of shares; a financial term, as in 「株式配当」. シェア has no dividend sense.
- Antonym独占どくせんWrittenFormal term for one party monopolizing everything, the opposite of the sharing in シェア, as in 「市場を独占する」.
Use 「シェア」 for market share, social-media sharing, or shared housing (「市場シェア」「シェアハウス」). For one's allotted portion use 「分け前」 or 「取り分」, for quotas 「割り当て」, for equity stakes 「持ち分」, and for monopoly 「独占」.
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