師事する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 師事する | 師事しない |
| Polite | 師事します | 師事しません |
| Past polite | 師事しました | 師事しませんでした |
| Past | 師事した | 師事しなかった |
| Te-form | 師事して | 師事しないで |
| Desire | 師事したい | 師事したくない |
| Potential | 師事できる | 師事できない |
| Passive | 師事される | 師事されない |
| Causative | 師事させる | 師事させない |
| Causative passive | 師事させられる | 師事させられない |
| Volitional | 師事しよう | |
| Polite volitional | 師事しましょう | |
| Imperative | 師事しろ | 師事するな |
| Conditional | 師事すれば | 師事しなければ |
| Tara conditional | 師事したら | 師事しなかったら |
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
study under; be a pupil of; apprentice oneself to
Most often used as に師事する: to learn from someone as a teacher, master, or mentor. It implies more than simply admiring someone; the person is treated as one’s instructor or model.
He studied under a famous composer during his university days.
She has been studying under a tea ceremony teacher for ten years.
In his youth, he studied under a famous painter.