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婚約する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 婚約する | 婚約しない |
| Polite | 婚約します | 婚約しません |
| Past polite | 婚約しました | 婚約しませんでした |
| Past | 婚約した | 婚約しなかった |
| Te-form | 婚約して | 婚約しないで |
| Desire | 婚約したい | 婚約したくない |
| Potential | 婚約できる | 婚約できない |
| Passive | 婚約される | 婚約されない |
| Causative | 婚約させる | 婚約させない |
| Causative passive | 婚約させられる | 婚約させられない |
| Volitional | 婚約しよう | |
| Polite volitional | 婚約しましょう | |
| Imperative | 婚約しろ | 婚約するな |
| Conditional | 婚約すれば | 婚約しなければ |
| Tara conditional | 婚約したら | 婚約しなかったら |
Meanings
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noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
engagement; betrothal
Refers to a formal promise to marry. Used as a noun, with する for the act of getting engaged, and with の to modify nouns (e.g., 婚約指輪, engagement ring).
They plan to get engaged next month.
She showed me her engagement ring.
Usage patterns
- 〈人〉と婚約するto get engaged to someone
She got engaged to her college boyfriend.
- 婚約を発表するto announce one's engagement
The two of them announced their engagement at the party.
- 婚約を解消するto call off an engagement
They called off their engagement right before the wedding.
- 婚約が決まるfor an engagement to be settled/arranged
My older sister's engagement was settled last month.