質疑|しつぎshitsugi[1]atamadaka (head-high)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verbquestion
- noun, suru verbinterpellation
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 質疑する（しつぎする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 質疑します（しつぎします） |
| Negative (nai) | 質疑しない（しつぎしない） |
| polite (masen) | 質疑しません（しつぎしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 質疑せず・質疑せぬ（しつぎせず・しつぎせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 質疑した（しつぎした） |
| polite (mashita) | 質疑しました（しつぎしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 質疑しなかった（しつぎしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 質疑しませんでした（しつぎしませんでした） |
| Te form | 質疑して（しつぎして） |
| Potential | 質疑できる（しつぎできる） |
| Passive | 質疑される（しつぎされる） |
| Causative | 質疑させる（しつぎさせる） |
| Causative passive | 質疑させられる（しつぎさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 質疑すれば（しつぎすれば） |
| tara | 質疑したら（しつぎしたら） |
| Volitional | 質疑しよう（しつぎしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 質疑しましょう（しつぎしましょう） |
| Imperative | 質疑しろ（しつぎしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym質問しつもんNeutralThe general word for asking a question (「質問がある」). 「質疑」 is mostly a noun for raising doubts about a report at a meeting or in parliament (「質疑応答」).
- Related尋ねるたずねるNeutralTo ask or inquire (「道を尋ねる」); a bit more formal than 「聞く」 but not an honorific in itself. 「質疑」 is a formal noun for questions in meetings and debates.
- Related聞くきくNeutralThe most common everyday word for asking (「先生に聞く」); it also means to listen. 「質疑」 is formal and mostly a noun for questions in discussion settings.
- Related問うとうNeutralTo ask, or to hold someone accountable (「責任を問う」); leans toward written prose. 「質疑」 has no sense of pressing responsibility — it only raises questions.
- Related問い詰めるといつめるNeutralTo grill or interrogate someone until they tell the truth (「犯人を問い詰める」), with strong force. 「質疑」 simply asks about points of doubt.
- Related伺ううかがうFormalHumble language for asking or consulting (「お話を伺う」), used with people who deserve respect. 「質疑」 carries no honorific coloring.
- Related訊くきくNeutralAnother way of writing 「聞く」 in its asking sense; an everyday action. 「質疑」 is a noun for asking about points of doubt, mostly in meetings and discussions.
- Related問いただすといただすNeutralTo question someone closely to get at the truth (「真意を問いただす」), aiming to clear things up. 「質疑」 is a noun for questions raised in discussion settings.
- RelatedただすWrittenA written, formal word for asking to confirm something (「真偽を質す」). 「質疑」 mostly serves as a noun for questions in discussion settings.
- Antonym応答おうとうNeutralA response or reply — the opposite of 「質疑」's questioning; the two combine in 「質疑応答」.
- Antonym回答かいとうNeutralAn answer or reply — the counterpart to 「質疑」's questioning, as in 「質問に回答する」.
Use 「質疑」 for questioning a report at a meeting or in parliament (「質疑応答」, 「質疑に入る」). In daily speech say 「質問」 or 「聞く」; for inquiring use 「尋ねる」, humbly 「伺う」, and for pressing hard 「問い詰める」. The opposite is 「回答」.
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