叙述|じょじゅつjojutsu[0]heiban (flat)
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- noun, suru verb, transitive verbdescription; account; delineation; narration
- noun, grammar(a) predicative; predication
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 叙述する(じょじゅつする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 叙述します(じょじゅつします) |
| Negative (nai) | 叙述しない(じょじゅつしない) |
| polite (masen) | 叙述しません(じょじゅつしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 叙述せず・叙述せぬ(じょじゅつせず・じょじゅつせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 叙述した(じょじゅつした) |
| polite (mashita) | 叙述しました(じょじゅつしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 叙述しなかった(じょじゅつしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 叙述しませんでした(じょじゅつしませんでした) |
| Te form | 叙述して(じょじゅつして) |
| Potential | 叙述できる(じょじゅつできる) |
| Passive | 叙述される(じょじゅつされる) |
| Causative | 叙述させる(じょじゅつさせる) |
| Causative passive | 叙述させられる(じょじゅつさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 叙述すれば(じょじゅつすれば) |
| tara | 叙述したら(じょじゅつしたら) |
| Volitional | 叙述しよう(じょじゅつしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 叙述しましょう(じょじゅつしましょう) |
| Imperative | 叙述しろ(じょじゅつしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym言い表すいいあらわすNeutralA verb for putting thoughts, feelings or states into words; the focus is on whether the wording does them justice, not on narrating events in order.
- Synonym記述きじゅつNeutralObjective written recording of facts, common in reports and exam questions; it stresses documenting rather than telling a story.
- Synonym語るかたるNeutralTelling or talking about something, often with emotional coloring, as in 「思い出を語る」; it is the oral counterpart of 「叙述」.
- Synonym述べるのべるNeutralStating opinions or facts; the point is taking a position, and the content need not unfold in chronological order.
- Synonym書き表すかきあらわすNeutralA verb for expressing something in writing; the emphasis is on the written word, whereas 「叙述」 works both in speech and in writing.
Use 「叙述」 to narrate events in order; it fits written and literary prose and, in grammar, refers to predication. For objective written records pick 「記述」, for oral telling 「語る」; 「言い表す」 stresses wording, 「書き表す」 writing, 「述べる」 stating views.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


