贈賄|ぞうわいzouwai[0]heiban (flat)
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- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbgiving a bribe; bribery
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 贈賄する(ぞうわいする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 贈賄します(ぞうわいします) |
| Negative (nai) | 贈賄しない(ぞうわいしない) |
| polite (masen) | 贈賄しません(ぞうわいしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 贈賄せず・贈賄せぬ(ぞうわいせず・ぞうわいせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 贈賄した(ぞうわいした) |
| polite (mashita) | 贈賄しました(ぞうわいしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 贈賄しなかった(ぞうわいしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 贈賄しませんでした(ぞうわいしませんでした) |
| Te form | 贈賄して(ぞうわいして) |
| Potential | 贈賄できる(ぞうわいできる) |
| Passive | 贈賄される(ぞうわいされる) |
| Causative | 贈賄させる(ぞうわいさせる) |
| Causative passive | 贈賄させられる(ぞうわいさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 贈賄すれば(ぞうわいすれば) |
| tara | 贈賄したら(ぞうわいしたら) |
| Volitional | 贈賄しよう(ぞうわいしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 贈賄しましょう(ぞうわいしましょう) |
| Imperative | 贈賄しろ(ぞうわいしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym買収ばいしゅうNeutralBuying someone off with money — vote-buying, bribing a witness — and also corporate takeovers. 「贈賄」 is the legal term for bribing officials specifically.
- Related汚職おしょくNeutralBroad term for corruption — officials using their position for private gain; 「贈賄」 refers only to the side giving the bribe.
- Related涜職とくしょくWrittenWritten/formal term for misconduct by officials, including taking bribes; in everyday speech 「汚職」 is the usual word.
- Antonym収賄しゅうわいWrittenWritten/formal: accepting a bribe — the receiving side, opposed to 「贈賄」, the giving side.
In legal contexts, giving a bribe is 「贈賄」 and taking one is 「収賄」. Corruption by officials in general is 「汚職」, while 「買収」 is used for buying someone off — or for corporate takeovers.
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