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断食する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 断食する | 断食しない |
| Polite | 断食します | 断食しません |
| Past polite | 断食しました | 断食しませんでした |
| Past | 断食した | 断食しなかった |
| Te-form | 断食して | 断食しないで |
| Desire | 断食したい | 断食したくない |
| Potential | 断食できる | 断食できない |
| Passive | 断食される | 断食されない |
| Causative | 断食させる | 断食させない |
| Causative passive | 断食させられる | 断食させられない |
| Volitional | 断食しよう | |
| Polite volitional | 断食しましょう | |
| Imperative | 断食しろ | 断食するな |
| Conditional | 断食すれば | 断食しなければ |
| Tara conditional | 断食したら | 断食しなかったら |
Meanings
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noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
Refers to voluntarily abstaining from food, often for religious, health, or protest reasons. Can be used as a noun or as a suru-verb (intransitive).
He is fasting for religious reasons.
Some people fast once a week for their health.
Usage patterns
- 断食を行うto carry out/perform a fast
He carried out a week-long fast for his health.
- 〈数〉日間断食するto fast for a certain number of days
I tried fasting for three days.
- 断食を破るto break a fast
In the evening, he finally broke his fast.