否定|ひていhitei[0]heiban (flat)
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- noun, suru verb, transitive verbdenial; negation; repudiation; disavowal
- noun, logicnegation
- noun, computingNOT operation
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 否定する(ひていする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 否定します(ひていします) |
| Negative (nai) | 否定しない(ひていしない) |
| polite (masen) | 否定しません(ひていしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 否定せず・否定せぬ(ひていせず・ひていせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 否定した(ひていした) |
| polite (mashita) | 否定しました(ひていしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 否定しなかった(ひていしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 否定しませんでした(ひていしませんでした) |
| Te form | 否定して(ひていして) |
| Potential | 否定できる(ひていできる) |
| Passive | 否定される(ひていされる) |
| Causative | 否定させる(ひていさせる) |
| Causative passive | 否定させられる(ひていさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 否定すれば(ひていすれば) |
| tara | 否定したら(ひていしたら) |
| Volitional | 否定しよう(ひていしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 否定しましょう(ひていしましょう) |
| Imperative | 否定しろ(ひていしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym打ち消しうちけしNeutralNeutral noun; in grammar it names the negative form. 「否定」 is more general, also covering rejection of something's value.
- Synonym否認ひにんWrittenWritten/formal prose; mainly refusing to accept facts or a crime, as in 「容疑を否認する」. 「否定」 is broader and also covers opinions and values.
- Synonym打ち消すうちけすNeutralNeutral verb; denying rumors and the like, and also drowning out a sound. 「否定」 is a noun and leans formal.
- Related否ひWrittenWritten/formal prose; opposition or disagreement, mostly in compounds like 「賛否」 and 「可否」; rarely used on its own.
- Related否決ひけつWrittenWritten/formal prose; deciding by vote not to approve a submitted motion. 「否定」 broadly means not accepting something.
- Related否むいなむWrittenWritten/formal prose; mostly seen in 「否めない」, 'cannot be denied'. 「否定」 is the more common everyday choice.
- Antonym肯定こうていNeutralNeutral antonym; opposite of 「否定」 on whether to accept, meaning affirmation or expressing agreement.
- Antonym承認しょうにんNeutralNeutral antonym; opposite of 「否定」 on whether to approve, meaning formal approval or recognition.
Use 「否定」 for not accepting something or rejecting a view. Deny the facts of a crime with 「否認」, vote down a bill with 「否決」, and say something is undeniable with 「否めない」. The antonym is 「肯定」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


