ドリルdoriru
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- noundrill bit; drill
- noun, suru verbdrill (practice)
- noundrill (Mandrillus leucophaeus)
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | ドリルする |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | ドリルします |
| Negative (nai) | ドリルしない |
| polite (masen) | ドリルしません |
| classical zu / nu | ドリルせず・ドリルせぬ |
| Past (ta) | ドリルした |
| polite (mashita) | ドリルしました |
| Past negative (nakatta) | ドリルしなかった |
| polite (masen deshita) | ドリルしませんでした |
| Te form | ドリルして |
| Potential | ドリルできる |
| Passive | ドリルされる |
| Causative | ドリルさせる |
| Causative passive | ドリルさせられる |
| Conditional (ba) | ドリルすれば |
| tara | ドリルしたら |
| Volitional | ドリルしよう |
| polite (mashou) | ドリルしましょう |
| Imperative | ドリルしろ |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Related穿孔機せんこうきWrittenWritten/formal prose for machines that bore or punch holes; specialized equipment, whereas 「ドリル」 also means practice exercises.
- Related鑽孔機さんこうきFormalFormal term for a boring machine; technical and little used nowadays.
- Related錐きりNeutralA hand tool such as an awl or gimlet for small holes; manual, whereas 「ドリル」 is usually electric.
Use 「ドリル」 for drill bits, power drills, or practice workbooks, as in 「電動ドリル」「漢字ドリル」; say 「錐」 for a hand drill and 「穿孔機」 for specialized boring machines.
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