貯金
貯金する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 貯金する | 貯金しない |
| Polite | 貯金します | 貯金しません |
| Past polite | 貯金しました | 貯金しませんでした |
| Past | 貯金した | 貯金しなかった |
| Te-form | 貯金して | 貯金しないで |
| Desire | 貯金したい | 貯金したくない |
| Potential | 貯金できる | 貯金できない |
| Passive | 貯金される | 貯金されない |
| Causative | 貯金させる | 貯金させない |
| Causative passive | 貯金させられる | 貯金させられない |
| Volitional | 貯金しよう | |
| Polite volitional | 貯金しましょう | |
| Imperative | 貯金しろ | 貯金するな |
| Conditional | 貯金すれば | 貯金しなければ |
| Tara conditional | 貯金したら | 貯金しなかったら |
Meanings
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
savings; putting money aside; bank deposit
Refers to the act of saving money or the saved money itself. Often used for personal savings, including bank deposits.
I save a part of my salary every month.
I am putting money aside for my child's education expenses.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
Baseball term for a team's or pitcher's accumulated wins above a .500 winning percentage.
This pitcher has five wins in the bank this season.
Usage patterns
- 貯金をするto save money
I save 10,000 yen every month.
- 貯金を作るto build up a winning margin (in baseball)
Thanks to the ace's good pitching, the team built up a winning margin.
- 貯金がたまるfor one's savings to build up
My savings build up little by little every day.
- 貯金を崩すto dip into one's savings
I paid for the trip by dipping into my savings.
- 貯金で〈物〉を買うto buy something with one's savings
I bought a new computer with my savings.