対論|たいろんtairon[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbarguing face to face
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 対論する（たいろんする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 対論します（たいろんします） |
| Negative (nai) | 対論しない（たいろんしない） |
| polite (masen) | 対論しません（たいろんしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 対論せず・対論せぬ（たいろんせず・たいろんせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 対論した（たいろんした） |
| polite (mashita) | 対論しました（たいろんしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 対論しなかった（たいろんしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 対論しませんでした（たいろんしませんでした） |
| Te form | 対論して（たいろんして） |
| Potential | 対論できる（たいろんできる） |
| Passive | 対論される（たいろんされる） |
| Causative | 対論させる（たいろんさせる） |
| Causative passive | 対論させられる（たいろんさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 対論すれば（たいろんすれば） |
| tara | 対論したら（たいろんしたら） |
| Volitional | 対論しよう（たいろんしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 対論しましょう（たいろんしましょう） |
| Imperative | 対論しろ（たいろんしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym議論ぎろんNeutralThe broadest word for discussion or debate, with no limit on how many take part; 「対論」 narrows this to two sides arguing face to face.
- Synonym討論とうろんNeutralA formal debate or discussion, typically in an organized setting such as a 「討論会」; it does not single out a one-on-one face-off the way 「対論」 does.
- Synonym討議とうぎWrittenA written, meeting-room word for deliberating an issue toward a conclusion; it lacks the face-to-face clash of 「対論」.
- Synonym弁論べんろんWrittenCourtroom argument or a speech contest, as in 「弁論大会」; the weight is on presenting one's case in an orderly way, while 「対論」 stresses arguing face to face.
- RelatedディスカッションNeutralLoanword for a group discussion session, typical of classrooms and business settings; it carries no sense of two sides debating head-on.
- Related話し合うはなしあうNeutralVerb for talking things over, from friendly consultation to airing opposing views; it lacks the face-to-face debating focus of 「対論」.
- Related論議ろんぎWrittenWritten word for public debate, often over social issues, as in 「論議を呼ぶ」; not tied to two parties meeting face to face.
- Related論じるろんじるWrittenVerb for expounding or discussing a topic; one side lays out its view in an orderly way, and no face-to-face debate is implied.
- Related論ずるろんずるWrittenSame meaning as 「論じる」 but more literary and old-fashioned; it stresses expounding a view rather than debating face to face.
- Related談論だんろんWrittenMeans animated, free-flowing talk but is rare even in writing, surviving mostly in the set phrase 「談論風発」.
- Related談義だんぎNeutralA chat or lively exchange of views, also a lecture or sermon; in speech it is often used teasingly, as in 「野球談義」.
- Related議するぎするWrittenClassical verb meaning to deliberate or talk something over; rare even in writing, with 「議論する」 the normal choice today.
- Related議すぎすWrittenAn even more archaic variant of 「議する」 for consulting or deliberating; very rarely seen in modern Japanese.
- Related論じ合うろんじあうNeutralVerb for debating back and forth to settle which side is right; in spirit it comes closest to 「対論」.
Use 「対論」 when two sides argue face to face, as in 「識者による対論」. For discussion in general pick 「議論」, for a formal debate 「討論」, as in a 「討論会」, for talking things over 「話し合う」, and for courtroom debate 「弁論」.
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