also: いそん
依存する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 依存する | 依存しない |
| Polite | 依存します | 依存しません |
| Past polite | 依存しました | 依存しませんでした |
| Past | 依存した | 依存しなかった |
| Te-form | 依存して | 依存しないで |
| Desire | 依存したい | 依存したくない |
| Potential | 依存できる | 依存できない |
| Passive | 依存される | 依存されない |
| Causative | 依存させる | 依存させない |
| Causative passive | 依存させられる | 依存させられない |
| Volitional | 依存しよう | |
| Polite volitional | 依存しましょう | |
| Imperative | 依存しろ | 依存するな |
| Conditional | 依存すれば | 依存しなければ |
| Tara conditional | 依存したら | 依存しなかったら |
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, intransitive verb
Broadly used for depending on something or someone, from economic reliance to emotional dependence. Often appears in compounds like 依存症 (addiction) or 依存関係 (dependency relationship).
He is financially dependent on his parents.
Dependence on smartphones has become a problem.
This country's economy depends on oil.
He is financially dependent on his parents.
The degree of dependence on energy imports is high.
It's not good to be overly dependent on smartphones.
依存 emphasizes reliance on something for support and often implies an inability to function independently, while 従属 focuses on a hierarchical relationship of subordination.
依存する is the neutral, formal word for being dependent on someone or something, whereas ぶら下がる (in this figurative sense) carries a colloquial, slightly negative image of hanging on helplessly.
依存 describes a stronger, often negative dependence (as in addiction or over-reliance), whereas 頼り is neutral and can describe a positive, reliable source of support.
依存する expresses a stronger, more concrete reliance on something (like depending on aid or a substance), while よる is used more loosely for factors that determine an outcome, as in 場合による.
依存 often carries a negative nuance of being unable to function without something, while 頼み is a neutral act of relying on someone.
依存 simply means 'dependence' on something in general, while 中毒 (addiction sense) implies a stronger, more compulsive fixation.
依存する is a formal, clinical term for dependence, while すがる conveys an emotional, desperate leaning on someone.
依存 means relying on someone else for support, the direct opposite of 自活, which means supporting oneself.
依存 means depending on something, the opposite of 離れ's sense of becoming independent of something.
依存 means depending on someone or something, the opposite of 独り歩き's sense of standing independently on one's own.
自立 means standing on one's own without help, whereas 依存 means relying on someone or something else.
sexual addiction; sex addiction