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単身赴任する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 単身赴任する | 単身赴任しない |
| Polite | 単身赴任します | 単身赴任しません |
| Past polite | 単身赴任しました | 単身赴任しませんでした |
| Past | 単身赴任した | 単身赴任しなかった |
| Te-form | 単身赴任して | 単身赴任しないで |
| Desire | 単身赴任したい | 単身赴任したくない |
| Potential | 単身赴任できる | 単身赴任できない |
| Passive | 単身赴任される | 単身赴任されない |
| Causative | 単身赴任させる | 単身赴任させない |
| Causative passive | 単身赴任させられる | 単身赴任させられない |
| Volitional | 単身赴任しよう | |
| Polite volitional | 単身赴任しましょう | |
| Imperative | 単身赴任しろ | 単身赴任するな |
| Conditional | 単身赴任すれば | 単身赴任しなければ |
| Tara conditional | 単身赴任したら | 単身赴任しなかったら |
Meanings
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noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
unaccompanied job transfer; living apart from family for work
Refers to the situation where an employee is transferred to a distant location and lives there alone, leaving their family behind. Commonly used in business contexts.
My father is living in Osaka on an unaccompanied job transfer.
I was ordered to take up a post away from my family.
Usage patterns
- 〈場所〉に単身赴任するto be transferred alone (leaving family) to a place for work
My husband is being transferred to Osaka alone starting next month.
- 単身赴任中の〈人〉someone who is currently living apart from family on a job transfer
My father, who is on an unaccompanied job transfer, only comes home once a month.
- 単身赴任を命じられるto be ordered by one's company to take an unaccompanied job transfer
He was suddenly ordered by his company to relocate alone for work.