妻帯|さいたいsaitai[0]heiban (flat)
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- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbhaving a wife; marrying (a woman); marriage
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 妻帯する(さいたいする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 妻帯します(さいたいします) |
| Negative (nai) | 妻帯しない(さいたいしない) |
| polite (masen) | 妻帯しません(さいたいしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 妻帯せず・妻帯せぬ(さいたいせず・さいたいせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 妻帯した(さいたいした) |
| polite (mashita) | 妻帯しました(さいたいしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 妻帯しなかった(さいたいしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 妻帯しませんでした(さいたいしませんでした) |
| Te form | 妻帯して(さいたいして) |
| Potential | 妻帯できる(さいたいできる) |
| Passive | 妻帯される(さいたいされる) |
| Causative | 妻帯させる(さいたいさせる) |
| Causative passive | 妻帯させられる(さいたいさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 妻帯すれば(さいたいすれば) |
| tara | 妻帯したら(さいたいしたら) |
| Volitional | 妻帯しよう(さいたいしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 妻帯しましょう(さいたいしましょう) |
| Imperative | 妻帯しろ(さいたいしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym結婚けっこんNeutralThe everyday word for marriage, used of either partner; far more common and ordinary than 「妻帯」.
- Synonym成婚せいこんWrittenWritten/formal word stressing that a marriage has formally been concluded; often used of the imperial family or by matchmaking services.
- Related婚姻こんいんWrittenWritten/formal term for marriage as a legal bond between husband and wife, as in 「婚姻届」; unlike 「妻帯」, it is not viewed only from the man's side.
- Related既婚きこんNeutralNeutral word for being already married; describes the state and applies to both men and women, making it more neutral than 「妻帯」.
- Antonym独身どくしんNeutralAntonym: being single with no spouse — the opposite of 「妻帯」, which means a man has taken a wife.
Use 「妻帯」 in written/formal prose for a man marrying or having a wife, often as 「妻帯者」. In everyday speech say 「結婚」; for the married state, 「既婚」. 「婚姻」 is the formal legal term, 「成婚」 marks a marriage's formal conclusion, and 「独身」 is the opposite.
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