演説 (えんぜつ, enzetsu) Japanese meaning: speech | KotomoraCommon word›JLPTN3›Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000演説する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|
| Dictionary | 演説する | 演説しない |
|---|
| Polite | 演説します | 演説しません |
|---|
| Past polite | 演説しました | 演説しませんでした |
|---|
| Past | 演説した | 演説しなかった |
|---|
| Te-form | 演説して | 演説しないで |
|---|
| Desire | 演説したい | 演説したくない |
|---|
| Potential | 演説できる | 演説できない |
|---|
| Passive | 演説される | 演説されない |
|---|
| Causative | 演説させる | 演説させない |
|---|
| Causative passive | 演説させられる | 演説させられない |
|---|
| Volitional | 演説しよう | |
|---|
| Polite volitional | 演説しましょう | |
|---|
| Imperative | 演説しろ | 演説するな |
|---|
| Conditional | 演説すれば | 演説しなければ |
|---|
| Tara conditional | 演説したら | 演説しなかったら |
|---|
に
向
け
て
演
説
を
行
っ
た
。
The president gave a speech to the nation.
He spoke passionately at the election rally.
Usage patterns
演説を行うto deliver a speech (formal)
The president delivered a speech to the nation.
演説をぶつto launch into a (long, rousing) speech
He launched into a long speech at the meeting.
〈場所〉で演説するto give a speech at a place
The prime minister gave a speech in the Diet.
演説がうまいto be skilled at giving speeches
She's popular because she's good at giving speeches.
演説に耳を傾けるto listen attentively to a speech
The audience listened attentively to his speech.
じる
N1
演説する means to give a speech and shares the kanji 演 with 演じる, but the two verbs are unrelated in meaning.
propaganda speech; inflammatory speech
Show 5 more
after-dinner speech; table speech
keynote speech
street oratory; soapbox speech; stump speech
inaugural speech; inaugural address
campaign speech; endorsement speech
