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放火する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 放火する | 放火しない |
| Polite | 放火します | 放火しません |
| Past polite | 放火しました | 放火しませんでした |
| Past | 放火した | 放火しなかった |
| Te-form | 放火して | 放火しないで |
| Desire | 放火したい | 放火したくない |
| Potential | 放火できる | 放火できない |
| Passive | 放火される | 放火されない |
| Causative | 放火させる | 放火させない |
| Causative passive | 放火させられる | 放火させられない |
| Volitional | 放火しよう | |
| Polite volitional | 放火しましょう | |
| Imperative | 放火しろ | 放火するな |
| Conditional | 放火すれば | 放火しなければ |
| Tara conditional | 放火したら | 放火しなかったら |
Meanings
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noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
arson; setting fire
Refers to the criminal act of deliberately setting fire to property. Often used in legal and news contexts.
The police arrested him on suspicion of arson.
The factory was set on fire by someone.
Usage patterns
- 〈場所〉に放火するto set fire to a place
Someone set fire to the vacant house.
- 放火の疑いで逮捕されるto be arrested on suspicion of arson
The man was arrested on suspicion of arson.
- 放火により〈物〉が全焼するto be burned down completely due to arson
The warehouse was completely destroyed by fire due to arson.
- 放火事件が発生するfor an arson case to occur
A series of arson cases has been occurring in this area.