阻止する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 阻止する | 阻止しない |
| Polite | 阻止します | 阻止しません |
| Past polite | 阻止しました | 阻止しませんでした |
| Past | 阻止した | 阻止しなかった |
| Te-form | 阻止して | 阻止しないで |
| Desire | 阻止したい | 阻止したくない |
| Potential | 阻止できる | 阻止できない |
| Passive | 阻止される | 阻止されない |
| Causative | 阻止させる | 阻止させない |
| Causative passive | 阻止させられる | 阻止させられない |
| Volitional | 阻止しよう | |
| Polite volitional | 阻止しましょう | |
| Imperative | 阻止しろ | 阻止するな |
| Conditional | 阻止すれば | 阻止しなければ |
| Tara conditional | 阻止したら | 阻止しなかったら |
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
obstruction; prevention; blocking
Actively stopping something from happening or progressing; often used in formal, political, or technical contexts.
政府は感染拡大を阻止するために新たな対策を発表した。
The government announced new measures to prevent the spread of infection.
We block the enemy's attack.
The police prevented the terrorist plot beforehand.
The defender blocked the opponent's attack.
阻止 focuses on stopping an action or advance from happening, while シャットアウト emphasizes completely sealing someone or something out.
阻止する is a more formal, often deliberate act of blocking or stopping an action or plan, whereas 食い止める emphasizes containing something that is already spreading.
阻止する means to block or prevent an action outright, whereas 引き止める implies a gentler, persuasive attempt to make someone stay.
阻止 emphasizes actively blocking or preventing an action from happening, while 差し止め is the formal legal/administrative measure that achieves a similar stoppage.
阻止する is a more formal synonym for 止める meaning to block or prevent someone from doing something.
阻止する emphasizes actively stopping an action or plan from happening, while 封じる often implies suppressing or sealing off something already present.
阻止 usually means actively stopping a specific action before it happens, while 阻害 refers to hindering an ongoing process or function.