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留置する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 留置する | 留置しない |
| Polite | 留置します | 留置しません |
| Past polite | 留置しました | 留置しませんでした |
| Past | 留置した | 留置しなかった |
| Te-form | 留置して | 留置しないで |
| Desire | 留置したい | 留置したくない |
| Potential | 留置できる | 留置できない |
| Passive | 留置される | 留置されない |
| Causative | 留置させる | 留置させない |
| Causative passive | 留置させられる | 留置させられない |
| Volitional | 留置しよう | |
| Polite volitional | 留置しましょう | |
| Imperative | 留置しろ | 留置するな |
| Conditional | 留置すれば | 留置しなければ |
| Tara conditional | 留置したら | 留置しなかったら |
Meanings
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noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
detention; custody; imprisonment
Primarily used for police detention during investigation, or for holding someone in custody. Also appears in legal terms like 留置場 (detention cell) and 留置権 (right of retention).
The suspect is being detained at the police station.
He was taken into custody on suspicion of destroying evidence.
Usage patterns
- 〈人〉を留置するto detain someone in custody
The police detained the man in custody.
- 〈場所〉に留置するto detain someone at a place (e.g. police station)
They detained the suspect at the police station.
- 〈数〉日間留置されるto be detained for a certain number of days
He was held in detention for three days.