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喚問する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 喚問する | 喚問しない |
| Polite | 喚問します | 喚問しません |
| Past polite | 喚問しました | 喚問しませんでした |
| Past | 喚問した | 喚問しなかった |
| Te-form | 喚問して | 喚問しないで |
| Desire | 喚問したい | 喚問したくない |
| Potential | 喚問できる | 喚問できない |
| Passive | 喚問される | 喚問されない |
| Causative | 喚問させる | 喚問させない |
| Causative passive | 喚問させられる | 喚問させられない |
| Volitional | 喚問しよう | |
| Polite volitional | 喚問しましょう | |
| Imperative | 喚問しろ | 喚問するな |
| Conditional | 喚問すれば | 喚問しなければ |
| Tara conditional | 喚問したら | 喚問しなかったら |
Meanings
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noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
summons; calling to account
Formal legal term for summoning a person, especially a witness or official, to appear before a court or committee. Often used in the pattern ～を喚問する.
The Diet has the authority to summon witnesses.
He was summoned to appear in court.
Usage patterns
- 〈人〉を喚問するto summon someone (a witness, official) to testify
The Diet summoned the minister who was embroiled in scandal.
- 〈場所〉に喚問するto summon someone to appear at a place (e.g. the Diet, a court)
He was summoned to the Diet as a witness.
- 喚問を受けるto be summoned; to receive a summons
The former president received a summons from the assembly.