受験する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 受験する | 受験しない |
| Polite | 受験します | 受験しません |
| Past polite | 受験しました | 受験しませんでした |
| Past | 受験した | 受験しなかった |
| Te-form | 受験して | 受験しないで |
| Desire | 受験したい | 受験したくない |
| Potential | 受験できる | 受験できない |
| Passive | 受験される | 受験されない |
| Causative | 受験させる | 受験させない |
| Causative passive | 受験させられる | 受験させられない |
| Volitional | 受験しよう | |
| Polite volitional | 受験しましょう | |
| Imperative | 受験しろ | 受験するな |
| Conditional | 受験すれば | 受験しなければ |
| Tara conditional | 受験したら | 受験しなかったら |
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
taking an examination; sitting for an exam
Primarily used for entrance examinations to schools or universities, but can apply to other qualifying exams. Often used with する to mean 'to take an exam'.
I plan to take the university entrance exam next year.
I'm busy every day studying for the entrance exams.
He took the entrance exam for the University of Tokyo.
She passed the entrance exam for her top-choice school.
I failed the entrance exam last year, so I'm trying again this year.
He took that exam three times.
受験 means the act of taking an (entrance) exam or preparing for one, whereas 入学試験 refers to the exam itself.
examination admission ticket; exam voucher
examinee; test taker
junior high school entrance exam preparation; taking a junior high school entrance exam
taking entrance exams for multiple schools
studying for an entrance exam
examination hell; ordeal of entrance exams
examination war; fierce competition for university entrance
examinee's number; candidate number