妥協する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 妥協する | 妥協しない |
| Polite | 妥協します | 妥協しません |
| Past polite | 妥協しました | 妥協しませんでした |
| Past | 妥協した | 妥協しなかった |
| Te-form | 妥協して | 妥協しないで |
| Desire | 妥協したい | 妥協したくない |
| Potential | 妥協できる | 妥協できない |
| Passive | 妥協される | 妥協されない |
| Causative | 妥協させる | 妥協させない |
| Causative passive | 妥協させられる | 妥協させられない |
| Volitional | 妥協しよう | |
| Polite volitional | 妥協しましょう | |
| Imperative | 妥協しろ | 妥協するな |
| Conditional | 妥協すれば | 妥協しなければ |
| Tara conditional | 妥協したら | 妥協しなかったら |
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
Used for reaching a mutual agreement by making concessions, or for yielding to an opposing position. Often appears in political, business, and personal contexts.
After negotiations, the two companies compromised on the price.
彼は自分の信念に妥協しなかった。
He did not compromise his principles.
I decided to compromise with him.
We had no choice but to compromise on the price.
He allows no compromise when it comes to quality.
The other side pressed us for a compromise.
We should avoid an easy compromise.
割り切る is an internal mental resolution to stop dwelling on complications, whereas 妥協する specifically means making concessions in a negotiation or disagreement with someone else.
妥協 emphasizes mutual concession to reach agreement, while 和解 focuses on restoring peaceful relations after conflict.
妥協 is a neutral word for compromise between two positions, while なあなあ specifically implies avoiding proper enforcement or criticism out of cronyism.