猶予|ゆうよyuuyo[1]atamadaka (head-high)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbpostponement; deferment; extension (of time)
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 猶予する（ゆうよする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 猶予します（ゆうよします） |
| Negative (nai) | 猶予しない（ゆうよしない） |
| polite (masen) | 猶予しません（ゆうよしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 猶予せず・猶予せぬ（ゆうよせず・ゆうよせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 猶予した（ゆうよした） |
| polite (mashita) | 猶予しました（ゆうよしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 猶予しなかった（ゆうよしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 猶予しませんでした（ゆうよしませんでした） |
| Te form | 猶予して（ゆうよして） |
| Potential | 猶予できる（ゆうよできる） |
| Passive | 猶予される（ゆうよされる） |
| Causative | 猶予させる（ゆうよさせる） |
| Causative passive | 猶予させられる（ゆうよさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 猶予すれば（ゆうよすれば） |
| tara | 猶予したら（ゆうよしたら） |
| Volitional | 猶予しよう（ゆうよしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 猶予しましょう（ゆうよしましょう） |
| Imperative | 猶予しろ（ゆうよしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym延期えんきNeutralThe most common word for pushing a set date back. 「猶予」 is about deferring a deadline or the leeway granted, as in 「執行猶予」.
- Synonym先送りさきおくりNeutralPutting off a decision that needs making; frequent in news and policy contexts and often disapproving. 「猶予」 means deferring a deadline.
- Synonym順延じゅんえんWrittenWritten style: moving to the next date in order, as in 「雨天順延」. 「猶予」 is a grace period.
- Synonym日延べひのべCasualColloquial: postponing a date or extending a period. 「猶予」 is more written and means deferral or leeway.
- Related引き伸ばすひきのばすCasualColloquial verb: dragging things out, or enlarging photos. 「猶予」 is deferring a deadline or time leeway.
- Related遅らせるおくらせるNeutralVerb for delaying or slowing something down. 「猶予」 is a noun with the nuance of a grace period.
- Related繰り延べるくりのべるWrittenWritten style: pushing a schedule back. 「猶予」 focuses on deferring a deadline and allowing leeway.
- Related遅らすおくらすCasualColloquial, close in meaning to 「遅らせる」: to delay something. 「猶予」 is a noun for deferring a deadline.
- Related持ち越すもちこすNeutralCarrying an issue over to the next session, as in 「結論を持ち越す」. 「猶予」 is a period of grace.
- Related伸ばすのばすNeutralTo lengthen or push back a deadline. 「猶予」 centers on deferral and time leeway.
- Related繰り下げるくりさげるWrittenWritten style: moving a date or order back. 「猶予」 is a grace period.
- Related遅延ちえんWrittenWritten style: delays to trains, construction work and the like. 「猶予」 is deliberate leniency.
- Related延滞えんたいWrittenWritten style: falling behind on payments, as in 「延滞金」. 「猶予」 is granted leniency.
- Related遅滞ちたいWrittenWritten style: progress stalling or slowing. 「猶予」 is a grace period.
- Related遷延せんえんWrittenWritten style: dragging on, being slow to decide. 「猶予」 focuses on deferring a deadline and allowing leeway.
- Related延引えんいんWrittenWritten style: postponement or delay; in everyday speech say 「延期」.
Use 「猶予」 for deferring a deadline or the leeway granted, as in 「執行猶予」 and 「一刻の猶予もない」. For simply postponing a set date, 「延期」 is the everyday choice; 「先送り」 suits putting off a decision; 「順延」 is the written term for moving to the next date, as in 「雨天順延」; 「延滞」 covers overdue payments.
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