接する · suru verb (special)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 接する | 接さない |
| Polite | 接します | 接しません |
| Past polite | 接しました | 接しませんでした |
| Past | 接した | 接さなかった |
| Te-form | 接して | 接さないで |
| Desire | 接したい | 接したくない |
| Potential | 接せる | 接せない |
| Passive | 接されるalso formal 接せられる | 接されないalso formal 接せられない |
| Causative | 接させる | 接させない |
| Causative passive | 接させられる | 接させられない |
| Volitional | 接そう | |
| Polite volitional | 接しましょう | |
| Imperative | 接せ | 接するな |
| Conditional | 接せば | 接さなければ |
| Tara conditional | 接したら | 接さなかったら |
suru verb (special), intransitive verb
touch; come into contact with; be close to
Intransitive use, typically in the pattern XがYに接する. More formal or technical-sounding than everyday 触れる for simple touching.
The moment my hand touched the doorknob, I got a static shock.
suru verb (special), intransitive verb
border on; adjoin; be adjacent to
Used for land, buildings, roads, regions, and other things that physically border or are adjacent to something.
That plot of land borders a main street.
This town borders the sea to the north.
suru verb (special), intransitive verb
deal with; attend to; treat; receive
Used for how one faces, treats, serves, or receives people, especially customers, guests, patients, students, or others one must interact with.
She treats every customer courteously.
Teachers should deal fairly with each student.
suru verb (special), intransitive verb
Formal use with words such as 知らせ, 報道, and 訃報; often expresses receiving or being confronted with news or information.
On hearing the news of the death, I felt deep sadness.
After receiving the news, the people involved hurried to respond.
suru verb (special), intransitive verb
encounter; come across; be exposed to
Often used in a somewhat formal style for encountering works, ideas, people, cultures, or opportunities, not just physically meeting by chance.
At university, I first encountered original texts of Japanese literature.
suru verb (special), intransitive verb
be tangent to
Mathematical use for a line, curve, circle, or surface touching another at a point without crossing it.
This straight line is tangent to the circle.
suru verb (special), transitive verb
bring into contact; place adjacent; share or connect by contact
Transitive use with を. It is relatively formal and often appears in set phrases such as 膝を接する, 軒を接する, and 国境を接する; ordinary everyday causative 'make touch' is often expressed with 接触させる.
The two talked with their knees nearly touching.
The two countries share a long border.
This park borders a large river.
He treats every customer politely.
Studying abroad, I encountered a foreign culture for the first time.
I felt deep sorrow upon receiving news of my mentor's death.
That country shares a border with France.