退社|たいしゃtaisha[0]heiban (flat)
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- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbresignation; leaving office
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbleaving work (e.g. at the end of the day)あなたは何時に退社しますか。↗What time do you leave your work?
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 退社する(たいしゃする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 退社します(たいしゃします) |
| Negative (nai) | 退社しない(たいしゃしない) |
| polite (masen) | 退社しません(たいしゃしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 退社せず・退社せぬ(たいしゃせず・たいしゃせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 退社した(たいしゃした) |
| polite (mashita) | 退社しました(たいしゃしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 退社しなかった(たいしゃしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 退社しませんでした(たいしゃしませんでした) |
| Te form | 退社して(たいしゃして) |
| Potential | 退社できる(たいしゃできる) |
| Passive | 退社される(たいしゃされる) |
| Causative | 退社させる(たいしゃさせる) |
| Causative passive | 退社させられる(たいしゃさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 退社すれば(たいしゃすれば) |
| tara | 退社したら(たいしゃしたら) |
| Volitional | 退社しよう(たいしゃしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 退社しましょう(たいしゃしましょう) |
| Imperative | 退社しろ(たいしゃしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym辞職じしょくNeutralQuitting one's current job of one's own will, often used of civil servants and officials; 「退社」 is specific to companies and can also mean leaving work for the day.
- Related退職たいしょくNeutralCovers both quitting and retiring, and is not limited to companies, so it applies broadly; 「退社」 is used only for companies and also means leaving work for the day.
- Related辞任じにんNeutralStepping down from a particular post, typically an important one such as minister or director; 「退社」 is simply the act of leaving the company.
- Antonym出社しゅっしゃNeutralAntonym: going to the office to work; it is the opposite of the end-of-day sense of 「退社」.
- Antonym入社にゅうしゃNeutralAntonym: joining a company to work there; it is the opposite of the resignation sense of 「退社」.
Use 「退社」 for leaving a company or for leaving work at the end of the day. For quitting or retiring, 「退職」 is the usual word; for stepping down from an important post, 「辞任」. The antonyms are 「入社」 (joining a company) and 「出社」 (going to work).
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