独白|どくはくdokuhaku[0]heiban (flat)
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- noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbmonologue; soliloquy
- noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbtalking to oneself
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 独白する(どくはくする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 独白します(どくはくします) |
| Negative (nai) | 独白しない(どくはくしない) |
| polite (masen) | 独白しません(どくはくしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 独白せず・独白せぬ(どくはくせず・どくはくせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 独白した(どくはくした) |
| polite (mashita) | 独白しました(どくはくしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 独白しなかった(どくはくしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 独白しませんでした(どくはくしませんでした) |
| Te form | 独白して(どくはくして) |
| Potential | 独白できる(どくはくできる) |
| Passive | 独白される(どくはくされる) |
| Causative | 独白させる(どくはくさせる) |
| Causative passive | 独白させられる(どくはくさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 独白すれば(どくはくすれば) |
| tara | 独白したら(どくはくしたら) |
| Volitional | 独白しよう(どくはくしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 独白しましょう(どくはくしましょう) |
| Imperative | 独白しろ(どくはくしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym独語どくごWrittenWritten/formal prose term for talking to oneself; also an abbreviation for German. Rarely used.
- Synonym独り言ひとりごとNeutralNeutral word for talking to yourself; the most common choice in everyday speech, while 「独白」 leans toward lines spoken in a play.
- Synonym独話どくわWrittenWritten/formal prose word for a monologue or talking to oneself; close in sense to 「独白」 but rarely used.
- Synonym独言どくげんWrittenWritten/formal prose word for talking to oneself; very rarely used.
- Antonym対話たいわWrittenWritten/formal prose word for two people talking face to face; the opposite of one person speaking alone as in 「独白」.
- Antonym会話かいわNeutralNeutral word for conversation between two or more people, as in 「英会話」; the opposite of speaking alone.
For talking to yourself, say 「独り言」. For a character's solo speech in a play, use 「独白」, also 「モノローグ」. The written variants 「独語」「独話」「独言」 are rare. For conversation with others, use 「会話」 or 「対話」.
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