謙遜する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 謙遜する | 謙遜しない |
| Polite | 謙遜します | 謙遜しません |
| Past polite | 謙遜しました | 謙遜しませんでした |
| Past | 謙遜した | 謙遜しなかった |
| Te-form | 謙遜して | 謙遜しないで |
| Desire | 謙遜したい | 謙遜したくない |
| Potential | 謙遜できる | 謙遜できない |
| Passive | 謙遜される | 謙遜されない |
| Causative | 謙遜させる | 謙遜させない |
| Causative passive | 謙遜させられる | 謙遜させられない |
| Volitional | 謙遜しよう | |
| Polite volitional | 謙遜しましょう | |
| Imperative | 謙遜しろ | 謙遜するな |
| Conditional | 謙遜すれば | 謙遜しなければ |
| Tara conditional | 謙遜したら | 謙遜しなかったら |
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb, na-adjective
Refers to the quality of being modest or humble, often in a positive sense. Can be used as a noun, suru-verb, or na-adjective.
His humble attitude was impressive.
Even if you succeed, don't forget to be humble.
Even when praised, he modestly replied, "I still have a long way to go."
Even after her success, she remains a humble person.
"I'm still not very good." "Oh, you're too modest."
Out of excessive modesty, he didn't mention his achievements at all.
謙遜する means to be humble and modest, the opposite of 驕る, which means to be arrogant and boastful.
謙遜する means to be modest or humble about oneself, the opposite attitude to 鼻にかける's boastful pride.
謙遜 means modesty or humility, the opposite of the vain self-regard expressed by 自惚れ.
謙遜する means to act modestly and downplay oneself, the opposite behavior of 調子に乗る, which means to get cocky and overconfident.
謙遜 is modest, humble behavior, the opposite of the self-important airs described by 勿体.
謙遜 means humbly downplaying one's own abilities, the opposite stance from 自負, which is openly taking pride in them.
謙遜する means to be humble and downplay oneself, the opposite attitude to 思い上がる, which means to become conceited.
謙遜 is modest, self-effacing behavior, the opposite of the showy, image-conscious behavior described by 見栄.
謙遜する means to be modest or humble, the opposite of 威張る's arrogant, domineering behavior.
謙遜する means to be modest and downplay oneself, the opposite of うぬぼれる's inflated self-regard.