翻案|ほんあんhon'an[0]heiban (flat)
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- noun, suru verb, transitive verbadaptation (of a novel, play, etc.)
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 翻案する(ほんあんする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 翻案します(ほんあんします) |
| Negative (nai) | 翻案しない(ほんあんしない) |
| polite (masen) | 翻案しません(ほんあんしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 翻案せず・翻案せぬ(ほんあんせず・ほんあんせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 翻案した(ほんあんした) |
| polite (mashita) | 翻案しました(ほんあんしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 翻案しなかった(ほんあんしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 翻案しませんでした(ほんあんしませんでした) |
| Te form | 翻案して(ほんあんして) |
| Potential | 翻案できる(ほんあんできる) |
| Passive | 翻案される(ほんあんされる) |
| Causative | 翻案させる(ほんあんさせる) |
| Causative passive | 翻案させられる(ほんあんさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 翻案すれば(ほんあんすれば) |
| tara | 翻案したら(ほんあんしたら) |
| Volitional | 翻案しよう(ほんあんしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 翻案しましょう(ほんあんしましょう) |
| Imperative | 翻案しろ(ほんあんしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym改作かいさくNeutralReworks an existing work, focusing on the changes made to it; 「翻案」keeps the main plot while recasting it in one's own country or a modern setting.
- SynonymアダプテーションNeutralLoanword for adaptation; it can also mean adjusting to a new environment, and is common in film, TV and academic contexts.
- Antonym原作げんさくNeutralThe original work before it is adapted; stands opposite the adapted version.
- Antonym原典げんてんNeutralThe source text a quotation or translation is based on; the counterpart of 「翻案」.
Use 「翻案」 when the original's main storyline is kept but recast in a domestic or modern setting; for reworking a work in general, say 「改作」; for the original itself, use 「原作」.
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