捜索
捜索する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 捜索する | 捜索しない |
| Polite | 捜索します | 捜索しません |
| Past polite | 捜索しました | 捜索しませんでした |
| Past | 捜索した | 捜索しなかった |
| Te-form | 捜索して | 捜索しないで |
| Desire | 捜索したい | 捜索したくない |
| Potential | 捜索できる | 捜索できない |
| Passive | 捜索される | 捜索されない |
| Causative | 捜索させる | 捜索させない |
| Causative passive | 捜索させられる | 捜索させられない |
| Volitional | 捜索しよう | |
| Polite volitional | 捜索しましょう | |
| Imperative | 捜索しろ | 捜索するな |
| Conditional | 捜索すれば | 捜索しなければ |
| Tara conditional | 捜索したら | 捜索しなかったら |
Meanings
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
Used for organized searches, especially for missing people, lost items, or criminal suspects. Often implies a systematic effort by authorities or groups.
The police are searching for the missing child.
The mountain rescue team headed out to search for the stranded person.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
legally authorized search
Legal term for a search of a person, building, or property conducted under official authority, such as a police search with a warrant.
A house search was carried out based on a court warrant.
Usage patterns
- 〈場所〉を捜索するto search a place (e.g. building, mountains, area)
The police searched through the mountains.
- 〈場所〉に捜索が入るto have a legal search conducted on a place
The company had a search conducted on it.
- 〈人〉の行方を捜索するto search for someone's whereabouts
They are searching for the whereabouts of the missing person.
- 捜索に協力するto cooperate in a search
Local residents also cooperated in the search.
- 大規模な捜索a large-scale search
A large-scale search was carried out to find the missing climber.