発言|はつげんhatsugen[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbstatement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 発言する（はつげんする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 発言します（はつげんします） |
| Negative (nai) | 発言しない（はつげんしない） |
| polite (masen) | 発言しません（はつげんしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 発言せず・発言せぬ（はつげんせず・はつげんせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 発言した（はつげんした） |
| polite (mashita) | 発言しました（はつげんしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 発言しなかった（はつげんしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 発言しませんでした（はつげんしませんでした） |
| Te form | 発言して（はつげんして） |
| Potential | 発言できる（はつげんできる） |
| Passive | 発言される（はつげんされる） |
| Causative | 発言させる（はつげんさせる） |
| Causative passive | 発言させられる（はつげんさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 発言すれば（はつげんすれば） |
| tara | 発言したら（はつげんしたら） |
| Volitional | 発言しよう（はつげんしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 発言しましょう（はつげんしましょう） |
| Imperative | 発言しろ（はつげんしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym陳述ちんじゅつWrittenWritten/formal prose. Stating opinions or facts, including statements made in court proceedings; 「発言」 focuses on voicing opinions in meetings or discussions.
- Synonym声明せいめいWrittenWritten/formal prose. A public declaration of opinions or positions, by organizations or individuals; 「発言」 refers to the remarks themselves.
- Synonym述べるのべるWrittenWritten/formal prose. Stating or narrating, with a written flavor; 「発言」 centers on remarks in meetings.
- Related声明せいめいWrittenWritten/formal prose. A public declaration of opinions or positions, by organizations or individuals; 「発言」 refers to the remarks themselves.
- Related言明げんめいWrittenWritten/formal prose. Declaring one's position explicitly; 「発言」 is the general word for speaking up or making remarks.
- Related口述こうじゅつNeutralNeutral. A verbal statement, as in dictating notes or an oral exam; 「発言」 centers on voicing opinions in a setting.
- Related言ういうNeutralNeutral. The everyday verb 'to say,' the most common word for speaking; 「発言」 is a noun for remarks made, in meetings or online.
- RelatedおっしゃるFormalFormal. Honorific for the speech of someone you respect, whether a teacher, a client or the person you are addressing, as in 「先生がおっしゃる」; 「発言」 has no honorific coloring.
- Related話すはなすNeutralNeutral. The everyday verb for talking or telling; 「発言」 centers on making remarks in a setting like a meeting.
- Related言い出すいいだすNeutralNeutral. To be the first to bring something up; 「発言」 focuses on the act of voicing an opinion itself.
- Related申すもうすFormalFormal. Humble term for one's own speaking, as in 「田中と申します」; 「発言」 carries no honorific coloring.
- Related漏らすもらすNeutralNeutral. To let something slip or divulge a secret; 「発言」 is deliberately voicing an opinion.
- RelatedしゃべるCasualColloquial. Chatting or being talkative, as in 「よく喋る」; 「発言」 suits formal settings where opinions are voiced.
- Related語るかたるNeutralNeutral. To narrate stories or experiences; 「発言」 centers on voicing opinions.
- Related物語るものがたるNeutralNeutral. To tell how something happened, or to show or prove a fact; 「発言」 is the act of speaking itself.
- Related吐くはくNeutralNeutral. To spit out, also used for harsh words as in 「暴言を吐く」; 「発言」 is more neutral.
- Related言い表すいいあらわすNeutralNeutral. To express something in words; 「発言」 centers on speaking up in a setting.
- Related申し上げるもうしあげるFormalFormal. Humble term for speaking to someone you respect, such as a boss or client; 「発言」 carries no honorific coloring.
- Related発するはっするWrittenWritten/formal prose. Emitting sounds or issuing orders; 「発言」 focuses on expressing opinions.
- Related申し述べるもうしのべるFormalFormal. Humble term for stating something to someone you respect, such as a boss or client; 「発言」 carries no honorific coloring.
- Related物申すものもうすNeutralNeutral. To object or protest, with a strong tone; 「発言」 is more neutral.
- Related弁じるべんじるWrittenWritten/formal prose. Arguing a case or stating reasons; 「発言」 is more common and general.
- Related発語はつごWrittenWritten/formal prose. A linguistic term for utterance or starting to speak, also sentence-initial words; 「発言」 focuses on expressing opinions.
- Related物言うものいうNeutralNeutral. To speak or carry meaning, also figuratively 'to matter,' as in 「金が物を言う」; 「発言」 only covers making remarks.
- RelatedのたまうWrittenWritten/formal prose. Archaic honorific for a superior's words, now often ironic; 「発言」 is neutral with no such flavor.
- Related言説げんせつWrittenWritten/formal prose. Discourse or statements, with an academic flavor; 「発言」 refers to concrete remarks.
- Antonym黙秘もくひWrittenWritten/formal prose. Antonym: staying silent and saying nothing; the opposite of 「発言」.
Use 「発言」 for remarks made in a meeting or similar setting, as in 「発言権」 and 「問題発言」. For everyday speaking, use 「言う」 or 「話す」. Courtroom statements are 「陳述」; an organization's public declaration is 「声明」; staying silent is 「黙秘」. In respectful speech, use 「仰る」 for what others you respect say, and 「申す」, 「申し上げる」 or 「申し述べる」 for your own words.
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