引用|いんようin'you[0]heiban (flat)
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- suru verb, transitive verb, no-adjectivequotation; citation; referenceハムレットから1行引用できますか。↗Can you quote a line of Hamlet?
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 引用する(いんようする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 引用します(いんようします) |
| Negative (nai) | 引用しない(いんようしない) |
| polite (masen) | 引用しません(いんようしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 引用せず・引用せぬ(いんようせず・いんようせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 引用した(いんようした) |
| polite (mashita) | 引用しました(いんようしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 引用しなかった(いんようしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 引用しませんでした(いんようしませんでした) |
| Te form | 引用して(いんようして) |
| Potential | 引用できる(いんようできる) |
| Passive | 引用される(いんようされる) |
| Causative | 引用させる(いんようさせる) |
| Causative passive | 引用させられる(いんようさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 引用すれば(いんようすれば) |
| tara | 引用したら(いんようしたら) |
| Volitional | 引用しよう(いんようしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 引用しましょう(いんようしましょう) |
| Imperative | 引用しろ(いんようしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym援用えんようWrittenWritten/formal prose. Citing texts or precedents to back up one's own claim; common in law and academic papers. 「引用」 is the more general term.
- Synonym引き合いひきあいNeutralA noun for an example brought in for comparison; also means an inquiry about a product. 「引用」 is the act of quoting others' words or texts.
- Synonym引例いんれいWrittenWritten/formal prose. Citing an example as evidence; in everyday speech you would say 「例を挙げる」 instead.
- Synonym引証いんしょうWrittenWritten/formal prose. Quoting texts to corroborate a point; 「引用」 is the more general term.
- Synonym援引えんいんWrittenWritten/formal prose and rare. Citing texts as evidence, but also winning someone over to one's side; in everyday use say 「引用」.
- Synonym引き合いに出すひきあいにだすNeutralSet phrase for holding something up as an example for comparison, as in 「他社を引き合いに出す」.
- RelatedサイテーションNeutralLoanword for citation in academic writing; rare. In everyday use, say 「引用」.
- RelatedレファレンスNeutralLoanword for reference materials or a library's reference service; 「引用」 is the act of quoting others' words or texts.
- Related典拠てんきょWrittenWritten/formal prose. A trusted source or authority; 「引用」 is the act of citing, not the source itself.
「引用」 is the default for quoting or citing others' words, texts, or examples. Use 「援用」 when citing precedents or texts to support a claim, especially in law or papers; 「引き合い」 for an example held up for comparison; 「典拠」 for the source or authority itself.
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