沈淪
沈淪する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 沈淪する | 沈淪しない |
| Polite | 沈淪します | 沈淪しません |
| Past polite | 沈淪しました | 沈淪しませんでした |
| Past | 沈淪した | 沈淪しなかった |
| Te-form | 沈淪して | 沈淪しないで |
| Desire | 沈淪したい | 沈淪したくない |
| Potential | 沈淪できる | 沈淪できない |
| Passive | 沈淪される | 沈淪されない |
| Causative | 沈淪させる | 沈淪させない |
| Causative passive | 沈淪させられる | 沈淪させられない |
| Volitional | 沈淪しよう | |
| Polite volitional | 沈淪しましょう | |
| Imperative | 沈淪しろ | 沈淪するな |
| Conditional | 沈淪すれば | 沈淪しなければ |
| Tara conditional | 沈淪したら | 沈淪しなかったら |
Meanings
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
sinking into obscurity; falling in the world; being ruined
Formal or literary term for a person or family declining in status, fortune, or reputation, often gradually and irreversibly.
He became addicted to gambling and eventually followed a path of ruin.
Even a distinguished family could not resist the tide of the times and sank into obscurity.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
sinking deeply
Rare literary use for literal or metaphorical deep sinking, such as into water, mud, or a state of despair. Often replaced by 沈む in modern Japanese.
My feet were caught in the swamp, and I was seized by a sensation of sinking deeply.