予報|よほうyohou[0]heiban (flat)
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- noun, suru verb, transitive verbforecast; prediction
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 予報する(よほうする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 予報します(よほうします) |
| Negative (nai) | 予報しない(よほうしない) |
| polite (masen) | 予報しません(よほうしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 予報せず・予報せぬ(よほうせず・よほうせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 予報した(よほうした) |
| polite (mashita) | 予報しました(よほうしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 予報しなかった(よほうしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 予報しませんでした(よほうしませんでした) |
| Te form | 予報して(よほうして) |
| Potential | 予報できる(よほうできる) |
| Passive | 予報される(よほうされる) |
| Causative | 予報させる(よほうさせる) |
| Causative passive | 予報させられる(よほうさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 予報すれば(よほうすれば) |
| tara | 予報したら(よほうしたら) |
| Volitional | 予報しよう(よほうしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 予報しましょう(よほうしましょう) |
| Imperative | 予報しろ(よほうしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym予想よそうNeutralBroadly covers expecting or guessing and often reflects a personal judgement; 「予報」 is mostly for officially issued forecasts such as the weather.
- Synonym予測よそくNeutralPredicting the future from data or experience, with an objective slant; 「予報」 stresses announcing the result to the public.
- Related見込みみこみNeutralRefers to prospects, likelihood or expectations, as in 「完成の見込み」; it gauges how likely something is rather than announcing it.
- Related見通しみとおしNeutralAn outlook or forecast, as in 「景気の見通し」; it can also mean an unobstructed view, a sense 「予報」 lacks.
- Antonym実況じっきょうNeutralThe actual state of things as they happen, as in live coverage; it is the opposite of 「予報」, which is issued in advance.
Use 「予報」 for officially issued forecasts such as the weather. For personal expectations say 「予想」, for data-based prediction 「予測」, and for outlooks or prospects 「見通し」 or 「見込み」. 「実況」 is the live opposite.
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