交互|こうごkougo[1]atamadaka (head-high)
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- no-adjective, suru verbalternate; alternatingusu. adverbially as 〜に
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 交互する(こうごする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 交互します(こうごします) |
| Negative (nai) | 交互しない(こうごしない) |
| polite (masen) | 交互しません(こうごしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 交互せず・交互せぬ(こうごせず・こうごせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 交互した(こうごした) |
| polite (mashita) | 交互しました(こうごしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 交互しなかった(こうごしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 交互しませんでした(こうごしませんでした) |
| Te form | 交互して(こうごして) |
| Potential | 交互できる(こうごできる) |
| Passive | 交互される(こうごされる) |
| Causative | 交互させる(こうごさせる) |
| Causative passive | 交互させられる(こうごさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 交互すれば(こうごすれば) |
| tara | 交互したら(こうごしたら) |
| Volitional | 交互しよう(こうごしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 交互しましょう(こうごしましょう) |
| Imperative | 交互しろ(こうごしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym代わる代わるかわるがわるNeutralAn adverb for taking turns, one after another. 「交互」 is the more written word and centers on two things alternating.
- Synonym交互にこうごにWrittenThe written adverbial form, meaning alternately. 「交互」 itself is a noun and can head phrases like 「交互通行」.
- Related代わり代わりかわりがわりCasualColloquial and rare; means taking turns in alternation, with the same sense as 「代わる代わる」.
- Antonym連続れんぞくWrittenWritten register. Means continuing without a break, so it concerns whether something is interrupted — not a direct antonym of 「交互」, which is about order.
- Antonym一方的いっぽうてきNeutralMeans one-sided or unilateral; it only stands against the back-and-forth of exchanges between people, so not a direct antonym.
Use 「交互」 when two things alternate or proceed in turn, as in 「交互通行」 or 「交互に並べる」; when several people take turns, say 「代わる代わる」. 「連続」 and 「一方的」 are only loose opposites.
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