一掃する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 一掃する | 一掃しない |
| Polite | 一掃します | 一掃しません |
| Past polite | 一掃しました | 一掃しませんでした |
| Past | 一掃した | 一掃しなかった |
| Te-form | 一掃して | 一掃しないで |
| Desire | 一掃したい | 一掃したくない |
| Potential | 一掃できる | 一掃できない |
| Passive | 一掃される | 一掃されない |
| Causative | 一掃させる | 一掃させない |
| Causative passive | 一掃させられる | 一掃させられない |
| Volitional | 一掃しよう | |
| Polite volitional | 一掃しましょう | |
| Imperative | 一掃しろ | 一掃するな |
| Conditional | 一掃すれば | 一掃しなければ |
| Tara conditional | 一掃したら | 一掃しなかったら |
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
clean sweep; purging; eradication
Used for sweeping away or eliminating something undesirable in one go, often in news or formal contexts.
The police made a clean sweep of the illegal casinos.
The new president promised to purge corruption.
The government made a new law to completely eradicate corruption.
Defective products have been completely eliminated from this area.
一掃 means to sweep away or eliminate something entirely (e.g. corruption), while 粛清 refers specifically to a political purge of people.
一掃 means to sweep away or clear out entirely, while 駆逐 emphasizes an active, forceful expulsion of a specific target.
一掃する means to sweep away or clear out something entirely, often multiple problems or unwanted elements together, whereas 消し去る focuses on making one thing vanish completely.