協定|きょうていkyoutei[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verbarrangement; pact; agreement
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 協定する（きょうていする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 協定します（きょうていします） |
| Negative (nai) | 協定しない（きょうていしない） |
| polite (masen) | 協定しません（きょうていしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 協定せず・協定せぬ（きょうていせず・きょうていせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 協定した（きょうていした） |
| polite (mashita) | 協定しました（きょうていしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 協定しなかった（きょうていしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 協定しませんでした（きょうていしませんでした） |
| Te form | 協定して（きょうていして） |
| Potential | 協定できる（きょうていできる） |
| Passive | 協定される（きょうていされる） |
| Causative | 協定させる（きょうていさせる） |
| Causative passive | 協定させられる（きょうていさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 協定すれば（きょうていすれば） |
| tara | 協定したら（きょうていしたら） |
| Volitional | 協定しよう（きょうていしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 協定しましょう（きょうていしましょう） |
| Imperative | 協定しろ（きょうていしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym取り決めとりきめNeutralWhat the parties have agreed on; works for everyday arrangements and for ones between governments or organizations, while 「協定」 is a formal pact between such bodies.
- Synonym協約きょうやくWrittenA pact between groups such as labor and management, as in 「労働協約」; 「協定」 is the broader term.
- Synonym合意ごういNeutralFocuses on the point where opinions align — reaching a consensus; 「協定」 is the pact itself, worked out through negotiation.
- Synonym申し合わせもうしあわせNeutralA mutual understanding or arrangement, not necessarily put in writing; 「協定」 is a formal agreement.
- Synonym約定やくじょうWrittenA stipulation made in a transaction, leaning toward financial contexts; 「協定」 is used for agreements between organizations or countries.
- Synonym契約けいやくNeutralA contract with legal force; 「協定」 is more about agreements between organizations.
- SynonymアグリーメントNeutralA loanword for agreement, heard mostly in business settings; 「協定」 suggests a formal pact between organizations or states.
- Synonym議定ぎていWrittenA written-style term for deciding by deliberation, as in 「議定書」; less common than 「協定」.
- Related折り合いおりあいNeutralA compromise, or how well people get along; 「協定」 is an agreement formally concluded.
- Related条約じょうやくWrittenA written pact between states or between a state and an international body, with the most solemn formality; 「協定」 is simpler in form and counts as a kind of treaty.
- Related約束やくそくNeutralThe everyday word for promises and arrangements; 「協定」 is its formal counterpart.
- Antonym対立たいりつNeutralOpposite of 「協定」: parties in conflict, each refusing to yield, rather than reaching an agreement.
- Antonym紛争ふんそうNeutralOpposite of 「協定」: a dispute or conflict — the situation a peace 「協定」 is meant to resolve.
Use 「協定」 for a formal agreement between organizations or countries, as in 「貿易協定」. For international treaties say 「条約」, for contracts 「契約」, for consensus 「合意」, and for everyday promises 「約束」. 「取り決め」 works for settled arrangements at any level, while 「申し合わせ」 is an informal, often unwritten understanding. 「対立」 and 「紛争」 are the conflicts an agreement resolves.
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