著作する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 著作する | 著作しない |
| Polite | 著作します | 著作しません |
| Past polite | 著作しました | 著作しませんでした |
| Past | 著作した | 著作しなかった |
| Te-form | 著作して | 著作しないで |
| Desire | 著作したい | 著作したくない |
| Potential | 著作できる | 著作できない |
| Passive | 著作される | 著作されない |
| Causative | 著作させる | 著作させない |
| Causative passive | 著作させられる | 著作させられない |
| Volitional | 著作しよう | |
| Polite volitional | 著作しましょう | |
| Imperative | 著作しろ | 著作するな |
| Conditional | 著作すれば | 著作しなければ |
| Tara conditional | 著作したら | 著作しなかったら |
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, intransitive verb
Refers to the act of writing a book or to the resulting written work. As a suru-verb, it means 'to write (a book)'. The noun can be used for a single work or for an author's collected writings.
彼は新しい著作に取り組んでいる。
He is working on a new book.
This work was written in the 19th century.
She left behind many writings during her lifetime.
He has many published works to his name.
The professor published a new written work.
I often read his written works when I was a student.
著作 is a general term for any written work regardless of when it was published, whereas 近著 specifically points to one published recently.
author; writer
collected works; collection; collected edition
bibliographical catalogue; author bibliography