形容する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 形容する | 形容しない |
| Polite | 形容します | 形容しません |
| Past polite | 形容しました | 形容しませんでした |
| Past | 形容した | 形容しなかった |
| Te-form | 形容して | 形容しないで |
| Desire | 形容したい | 形容したくない |
| Potential | 形容できる | 形容できない |
| Passive | 形容される | 形容されない |
| Causative | 形容させる | 形容させない |
| Causative passive | 形容させられる | 形容させられない |
| Volitional | 形容しよう | |
| Polite volitional | 形容しましょう | |
| Imperative | 形容しろ | 形容するな |
| Conditional | 形容すれば | 形容しなければ |
| Tara conditional | 形容したら | 形容しなかったら |
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
description; expression in words; figurative expression
Used for putting a thing, scene, feeling, or quality into words. Very common in patterns such as 形容する, 形容できない, and 形容しがたい; it can include metaphorical or figurative wording.
That beauty cannot be described in words.
He described the scene as being like a nightmare.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
grammatical modification; qualification
Technical grammatical use for a word or phrase modifying or qualifying a noun or other element. This is the sense behind terms such as 形容詞, but 形容 itself is mainly used in linguistic explanation.
Akai modifies the noun hana.
Older or literary noun use meaning the outward form or appearance of something. In modern everyday Japanese, 姿, 形, or 外見 is usually more natural for this meaning.
In older writing, 形容 is sometimes used to mean 'appearance' or 'form.'
Her beauty is beyond words to describe.
An adjective is a word that modifies a noun.
His performance was described as perfect.
epithet; descriptive word
i-adjective