奮発|ふんぱつfunpatsu[0]heiban (flat)
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- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbstrenuous efforts; exerting oneself; stirring oneself up; spurt
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbsplurge; spending extravagantly (on); treating oneself (to)
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 奮発する(ふんぱつする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 奮発します(ふんぱつします) |
| Negative (nai) | 奮発しない(ふんぱつしない) |
| polite (masen) | 奮発しません(ふんぱつしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 奮発せず・奮発せぬ(ふんぱつせず・ふんぱつせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 奮発した(ふんぱつした) |
| polite (mashita) | 奮発しました(ふんぱつしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 奮発しなかった(ふんぱつしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 奮発しませんでした(ふんぱつしませんでした) |
| Te form | 奮発して(ふんぱつして) |
| Potential | 奮発できる(ふんぱつできる) |
| Passive | 奮発される(ふんぱつされる) |
| Causative | 奮発させる(ふんぱつさせる) |
| Causative passive | 奮発させられる(ふんぱつさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 奮発すれば(ふんぱつすれば) |
| tara | 奮発したら(ふんぱつしたら) |
| Volitional | 奮発しよう(ふんぱつしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 奮発しましょう(ふんぱつしましょう) |
| Imperative | 奮発しろ(ふんぱつしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Antonym節約せつやくNeutralNeutral word for economising and cutting out unnecessary expense; the opposite of 「奮発」, where you resolve to spend big.
- Antonym倹約けんやくWrittenWritten/formal word for frugality, not wasting money; contrasts with the resolute, generous spending of 「奮発」.
Use 「奮発」 for resolving to spend a lot or rousing yourself, as in 「奮発して高い店に行く」「チップを奮発する」. The opposites are 「節約」, the neutral term for cutting expenses, and 「倹約」, a formal word for frugality.
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