独り占め・ひとり占め・一人占め|ひとりじめhitorijime[0]heiban (flat)
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- noun, suru verb, transitive verbhogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 独り占めする(ひとりじめする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 独り占めします(ひとりじめします) |
| Negative (nai) | 独り占めしない(ひとりじめしない) |
| polite (masen) | 独り占めしません(ひとりじめしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 独り占めせず・独り占めせぬ(ひとりじめせず・ひとりじめせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 独り占めした(ひとりじめした) |
| polite (mashita) | 独り占めしました(ひとりじめしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 独り占めしなかった(ひとりじめしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 独り占めしませんでした(ひとりじめしませんでした) |
| Te form | 独り占めして(ひとりじめして) |
| Potential | 独り占めできる(ひとりじめできる) |
| Passive | 独り占めされる(ひとりじめされる) |
| Causative | 独り占めさせる(ひとりじめさせる) |
| Causative passive | 独り占めさせられる(ひとりじめさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 独り占めすれば(ひとりじめすれば) |
| tara | 独り占めしたら(ひとりじめしたら) |
| Volitional | 独り占めしよう(ひとりじめしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 独り占めしましょう(ひとりじめしましょう) |
| Imperative | 独り占めしろ(ひとりじめしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym独占どくせんNeutralMore formal than 「独り占め」; also covers market monopolies, as in 「独占禁止法」. 「独り占め」 is colloquial and mostly about individuals.
- Related専売せんばいWrittenWritten word for a government monopoly system, as in 「専売公社」; focuses on exclusive rights to buy and sell.
- RelatedモノポリーNeutralLoanword meaning monopoly; also the name of the board game. Uncommon in everyday speech.
- Related丸取りまるどりCasualColloquial word for taking everything and leaving nothing; not used very often.
- Related壟断ろうだんWrittenWritten word for monopolizing profits; used very rarely.
- Antonym分け合うわけあうNeutralTo share something out with each other; the opposite of hogging it all to oneself.
- Antonym共有するNeutralTo own or hold something jointly; contrasts with the sole possession of 「独り占め」.
Use 「独り占め」 when one person keeps something all to themselves, as in 「お菓子を独り占めする」. For formal contexts or market monopolies use 「独占」; 「専売」 and 「壟断」 are written words, 「モノポリー」 and 「丸取り」 rare. To share, say 「分け合う」.
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