模索する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 模索する | 模索しない |
| Polite | 模索します | 模索しません |
| Past polite | 模索しました | 模索しませんでした |
| Past | 模索した | 模索しなかった |
| Te-form | 模索して | 模索しないで |
| Desire | 模索したい | 模索したくない |
| Potential | 模索できる | 模索できない |
| Passive | 模索される | 模索されない |
| Causative | 模索させる | 模索させない |
| Causative passive | 模索させられる | 模索させられない |
| Volitional | 模索しよう | |
| Polite volitional | 模索しましょう | |
| Imperative | 模索しろ | 模索するな |
| Conditional | 模索すれば | 模索しなければ |
| Tara conditional | 模索したら | 模索しなかったら |
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
searching for a solution; groping for an answer; trying to find a way
Usually used as 模索する for an exploratory, often trial-and-error search when the answer, policy, method, or direction is not yet clear. It is common in news, essays, and business-like contexts; the image is of feeling one's way forward rather than simply looking for a known object.
The company is searching for a new growth strategy.
The experts sought a solution to the problem.
The negotiations are still at the exploratory stage.
The government is groping toward a new economic policy.
The two countries are searching for a path to peace.
The researchers keep searching for a new treatment.