発火する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 発火する | 発火しない |
| Polite | 発火します | 発火しません |
| Past polite | 発火しました | 発火しませんでした |
| Past | 発火した | 発火しなかった |
| Te-form | 発火して | 発火しないで |
| Desire | 発火したい | 発火したくない |
| Potential | 発火できる | 発火できない |
| Passive | 発火される | 発火されない |
| Causative | 発火させる | 発火させない |
| Causative passive | 発火させられる | 発火させられない |
| Volitional | 発火しよう | |
| Polite volitional | 発火しましょう | |
| Imperative | 発火しろ | 発火するな |
| Conditional | 発火すれば | 発火しなければ |
| Tara conditional | 発火したら | 発火しなかったら |
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
ignition; catching fire; combustion
Used when something starts burning or ignites, often suddenly or because of heat, electricity, or a fault. As 発火する it is intransitive: the thing itself catches fire.
The battery suddenly caught fire.
Oil can ignite when it reaches a high temperature.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
firing a blank cartridge; blank discharge
Specialized firearm-related use for a discharge without bullets, such as firing a blank. This is much less common for learners than the ordinary 'ignite/catch fire' sense.
In firearm contexts, 発火 can refer to the firing of a blank.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
event firing; triggering
Computing use for an event being fired or triggered, especially in programming discussions. Often appears as イベントが発火する.
When you press the button, the click event fires.
The old battery caught fire.
The fire started from a wiring defect.
Pressing the button triggers the click event.
non-incendive; non-firing
pyrokinesis