嫉妬する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 嫉妬する | 嫉妬しない |
| Polite | 嫉妬します | 嫉妬しません |
| Past polite | 嫉妬しました | 嫉妬しませんでした |
| Past | 嫉妬した | 嫉妬しなかった |
| Te-form | 嫉妬して | 嫉妬しないで |
| Desire | 嫉妬したい | 嫉妬したくない |
| Potential | 嫉妬できる | 嫉妬できない |
| Passive | 嫉妬される | 嫉妬されない |
| Causative | 嫉妬させる | 嫉妬させない |
| Causative passive | 嫉妬させられる | 嫉妬させられない |
| Volitional | 嫉妬しよう | |
| Polite volitional | 嫉妬しましょう | |
| Imperative | 嫉妬しろ | 嫉妬するな |
| Conditional | 嫉妬すれば | 嫉妬しなければ |
| Tara conditional | 嫉妬したら | 嫉妬しなかったら |
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, intransitive verb
Covers both jealousy (fear of losing something to another) and envy (desire for what another has). Commonly used as a noun or with する to mean 'to be jealous/envious'.
He is jealous of his colleague's success.
Out of jealousy, I ended up saying something mean.
He was jealous of his coworker's success.
Seeing my friend's new boyfriend, I felt a bit of jealousy.
Her promotion drew jealousy from her coworkers.
嫉妬 is jealousy or envy usually directed at a rival, whereas 独占欲 is the wish to keep someone or something entirely to oneself, even without a rival.