総理する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 総理する | 総理しない |
| Polite | 総理します | 総理しません |
| Past polite | 総理しました | 総理しませんでした |
| Past | 総理した | 総理しなかった |
| Te-form | 総理して | 総理しないで |
| Desire | 総理したい | 総理したくない |
| Potential | 総理できる | 総理できない |
| Passive | 総理される | 総理されない |
| Causative | 総理させる | 総理させない |
| Causative passive | 総理させられる | 総理させられない |
| Volitional | 総理しよう | |
| Polite volitional | 総理しましょう | |
| Imperative | 総理しろ | 総理するな |
| Conditional | 総理すれば | 総理しなければ |
| Tara conditional | 総理したら | 総理しなかったら |
Common abbreviation of 内閣総理大臣. Used in news, politics, and ordinary speech for the head of a cabinet government, especially Japan's prime minister.
See also: 内閣総理大臣
The prime minister explained the new policy at a press conference.
He became prime minister last year.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
overall supervision; to oversee; leader; president
Original sense: managing or supervising affairs as a whole, or the person in such a position. This use is rare in everyday Japanese and is mostly formal, institutional, or historical; 総理する takes an object such as 会務 or 業務.
The chairperson oversees the association's affairs.
In old documents, the head of an organization is sometimes called a sōri.
He took office as prime minister last month.
She served as prime minister for three years.
As prime minister, he has a responsibility to explain to the public.
He had been eyeing the post of prime minister for years.
prime minister and party president