絶句する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 絶句する | 絶句しない |
| Polite | 絶句します | 絶句しません |
| Past polite | 絶句しました | 絶句しませんでした |
| Past | 絶句した | 絶句しなかった |
| Te-form | 絶句して | 絶句しないで |
| Desire | 絶句したい | 絶句したくない |
| Potential | 絶句できる | 絶句できない |
| Passive | 絶句される | 絶句されない |
| Causative | 絶句させる | 絶句させない |
| Causative passive | 絶句させられる | 絶句させられない |
| Volitional | 絶句しよう | |
| Polite volitional | 絶句しましょう | |
| Imperative | 絶句しろ | 絶句するな |
| Conditional | 絶句すれば | 絶句しなければ |
| Tara conditional | 絶句したら | 絶句しなかったら |
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
be lost for words; become speechless
Describes a moment when someone is so shocked, moved, or overwhelmed that they cannot speak. Often used with する.
I was so surprised that I was lost for words.
She was speechless at his rude remark.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
jueju (Chinese quatrain)
A classical Chinese poetic form with four lines of five or seven syllables each. Also used in Japanese poetry. See 五言絶句 and 七言絶句.
A jueju in Chinese poetry is a short poem consisting of four lines.
I was speechless at his terrible remark.
Li Bai composed many jueju poems.
She was stunned into silence for a while at the news.