応募
応募する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 応募する | 応募しない |
| Polite | 応募します | 応募しません |
| Past polite | 応募しました | 応募しませんでした |
| Past | 応募した | 応募しなかった |
| Te-form | 応募して | 応募しないで |
| Desire | 応募したい | 応募したくない |
| Potential | 応募できる | 応募できない |
| Passive | 応募される | 応募されない |
| Causative | 応募させる | 応募させない |
| Causative passive | 応募させられる | 応募させられない |
| Volitional | 応募しよう | |
| Polite volitional | 応募しましょう | |
| Imperative | 応募しろ | 応募するな |
| Conditional | 応募すれば | 応募しなければ |
| Tara conditional | 応募したら | 応募しなかったら |
Meanings
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, intransitive verb
application; applying; volunteering
Used when applying in response to a recruitment notice or public call, such as for a job, position, volunteer role, enlistment, or offering. As a verb, the usual pattern is 募集・求人・仕事などに応募する.
I applied for a new job.
There were more volunteer applications than expected.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, intransitive verb
entry; contest application; raffle application
Used for entering a contest, prize drawing, campaign, competition, or similar call for submissions. The word can refer to the act of applying or the submitted application/work.
I will enter a photo contest.
Entries for the prize drawing are limited to one per person.
Usage patterns
- 〈事〉に応募するto apply for (a contest, prize draw, etc.)
I entered a raffle for a chance to win a trip.
- 応募を締め切るto close the application period
Applications will close at the end of this month.
- 〈数〉が応募するa certain number of people apply
More than a hundred people applied for that job.
- 応募が〈形容詞〉the number of applications is (many/few, etc.)
There were a lot of applications this year.
- 〈物〉として応募するto submit something as an entry
I submitted this short story as an entry to a novel contest.
Expressions
- 仕事に応募するapply for a job; apply for work