シチュエーション
also: シュチュエーション · シュチエーション · シチュエイション · シチエーション
Meanings
1
situation; circumstances; scenario
A common loanword used in everyday conversation to refer to a set of circumstances or a particular state of affairs, similar to the English 'situation'.
Please explain the current situation.
What should I do in this situation?
Usage patterns
- 〈事〉というシチュエーションa situation where ~
I imagined a situation where I confess to her.
- シチュエーションに応じるto respond according to the situation
You need to change your response depending on the situation.
- シチュエーションを設定するto set up a scenario
This play sets up a very realistic scenario.
- 〈形容詞〉シチュエーションa [adjective] situation, e.g. romantic, awkward
It was a romantic situation where the two of them were alone together.