放電
放電する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 放電する | 放電しない |
| Polite | 放電します | 放電しません |
| Past polite | 放電しました | 放電しませんでした |
| Past | 放電した | 放電しなかった |
| Te-form | 放電して | 放電しないで |
| Desire | 放電したい | 放電したくない |
| Potential | 放電できる | 放電できない |
| Passive | 放電される | 放電されない |
| Causative | 放電させる | 放電させない |
| Causative passive | 放電させられる | 放電させられない |
| Volitional | 放電しよう | |
| Polite volitional | 放電しましょう | |
| Imperative | 放電しろ | 放電するな |
| Conditional | 放電すれば | 放電しなければ |
| Tara conditional | 放電したら | 放電しなかったら |
Meanings
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
discharging (of a battery); running down
Commonly used for batteries losing charge, often contrasted with 充電 (charging).
See also: 充電
My smartphone battery discharges too quickly.
Repeated charging and discharging degrades the battery.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
electrical discharge; discharge
Technical term in physics and electrical engineering for the release of electricity through a medium, such as lightning or a spark.
Lightning is an electrical discharge phenomenon in the atmosphere.
A spark is visible when static electricity discharges.
Usage patterns
- 〈物〉が放電するfor something (e.g. a battery) to discharge
The battery ran down while it wasn't being used.
- 〈場所〉で放電が起こるfor an electrical discharge to occur (in a place)
A discharge occurred inside the cloud, producing lightning.
- 放電を防ぐto prevent (a battery from) discharging
This device was made to prevent battery discharge.
- 〈物〉から放電するfor electricity to discharge from something
When I touched the doorknob, static discharged from my body.