決する
決する · suru verb (special)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 決する | 決さない |
| Polite | 決します | 決しません |
| Past polite | 決しました | 決しませんでした |
| Past | 決した | 決さなかった |
| Te-form | 決して | 決さないで |
| Desire | 決したい | 決したくない |
| Potential | 決せる | 決せない |
| Passive | 決されるalso formal 決せられる | 決されないalso formal 決せられない |
| Causative | 決させる | 決させない |
| Causative passive | 決させられる | 決させられない |
| Volitional | 決そう | |
| Polite volitional | 決しましょう | |
| Imperative | 決せ | 決するな |
| Conditional | 決せば | 決さなければ |
| Tara conditional | 決したら | 決さなかったら |
Meanings
suru verb (special), intransitive verb, transitive verb
decide; determine; resolve; be decided
Formal verb for making a decision or settling a matter. Can be used transitively (someone decides something) or intransitively (something is decided). Often seen in news, legal, or official contexts.
The court decides the verdict of the case.
The match was decided in the final round.
suru verb (special), intransitive verb, transitive verb
break and overflow; collapse; give way; breach
Used for levees, banks, or similar structures breaking and causing flooding. Formal and somewhat literary; in everyday speech 決壊する is more common.
The levee broke due to heavy rain.
Usage patterns
- 〈事〉を決するto decide/settle a matter
At the meeting, they decided on the future policy.
- 〈場所〉で堤防が決するfor a levee to breach/give way at a place
The heavy rain caused the river's levee to breach.
- 勝敗を決するto decide the winner/outcome of a contest
This single match will decide the winner.
- 運命を決するto determine someone's fate
That single remark sealed his fate.