ループ
ループする · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | ループする | ループしない |
| Polite | ループします | ループしません |
| Past polite | ループしました | ループしませんでした |
| Past | ループした | ループしなかった |
| Te-form | ループして | ループしないで |
| Desire | ループしたい | ループしたくない |
| Potential | ループできる | ループできない |
| Passive | ループされる | ループされない |
| Causative | ループさせる | ループさせない |
| Causative passive | ループさせられる | ループさせられない |
| Volitional | ループしよう | |
| Polite volitional | ループしましょう | |
| Imperative | ループしろ | ループするな |
| Conditional | ループすれば | ループしなければ |
| Tara conditional | ループしたら | ループしなかったら |
Meanings
General physical loop, ring, or band shape. Used for things like a belt loop, a loop of string, or a circular band.
The loop on this belt has broken.
I made a small loop with the wire.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
Computing term for a program loop that repeats instructions. Can be used as a noun or with する to mean 'to loop'.
This code is stuck in an infinite loop.
Process the array using a for loop.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
looping; repeating
Used for media that plays repeatedly, such as a looping video or slideshow, or for a conversation that goes in circles. Often used with する.
I set this video to loop playback.
The conversation is going in circles and we can't reach a conclusion.
time loop; temporal loop
Fictional concept where a period of time repeats itself. Common in stories and games.
That movie is themed around a time loop.
Aerobatic maneuver where an aircraft flies in a vertical circle.
The pilot performed a loop.
loop antenna
Abbreviation of ループアンテナ. A type of radio antenna shaped as a loop.
See also: ループアンテナ
Loop antenna is often abbreviated as ループ.
loop jump (figure skating)
Abbreviation of ループジャンプ. A figure skating jump where the skater takes off and lands on the same back outside edge.
See also: ループジャンプ
She successfully landed a loop jump.
Usage patterns
- 〈物〉がループ状になるfor something to form a loop shape
This cable is coiled into a loop shape.
- ループを組むto write/construct a program loop
He wrote a loop in the program to repeat the process.
- ループにはまるto get stuck in a repeating loop (of thought, conversation, etc.)
The conversation got stuck going in circles.
- ループから抜け出すto escape from a (time) loop
The protagonist tried to escape the time loop.
- ループを描くto perform/trace a loop (in flight)
The airplane looped in the sky.