単独|たんどくtandoku[0]heiban (flat)
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- no-adjective, na-adjectivesole; single; solo
- nounindependence; singleness; singularity
Conjugation
| Plain form | 単独(たんどく) |
|---|---|
| Polite (desu) | 単独です(たんどくです) |
| Negative (dewa nai) | 単独ではない(たんどくではない) |
| polite (dewa arimasen) | 単独ではありません(たんどくではありません) |
| Past (datta) | 単独だった(たんどくだった) |
| Past negative (dewa nakatta) | 単独ではなかった(たんどくではなかった) |
| Te form (de) | 単独で(たんどくで) |
| Adverbial (ni) | 単独に(たんどくに) |
| Conditional (nara) | 単独なら(たんどくなら) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- SynonymひとりNeutralCovers being one person or alone, and also being single or unmarried. 「単独」 is more written in tone and stresses a single subject acting by itself.
- Antonym共同きょうどうNeutralThe direct opposite of 「単独」 in the alone-versus-joint contrast: it describes two or more people doing something together or in cooperation.
- Antonym合同ごうどうNeutralOpposes 「単独」 on the single-versus-combined axis: it describes holding or organizing something jointly, with separate parties merged into one.
- Antonym集団しゅうだんNeutralContrasts with 「単独」 as group versus individual: it denotes a collective, a gathering of many people or things.
Use 「単独」 for something done by one person or a single subject alone, as in 「単独行動」; it leans toward written prose, so in speech 「一人で」 is more natural. The antonyms are 「共同」 (jointly), 「合同」 (combined) and 「集団」 (as a group).
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