直下
直下する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 直下する | 直下しない |
| Polite | 直下します | 直下しません |
| Past polite | 直下しました | 直下しませんでした |
| Past | 直下した | 直下しなかった |
| Te-form | 直下して | 直下しないで |
| Desire | 直下したい | 直下したくない |
| Potential | 直下できる | 直下できない |
| Passive | 直下される | 直下されない |
| Causative | 直下させる | 直下させない |
| Causative passive | 直下させられる | 直下させられない |
| Volitional | 直下しよう | |
| Polite volitional | 直下しましょう | |
| Imperative | 直下しろ | 直下するな |
| Conditional | 直下すれば | 直下しなければ |
| Tara conditional | 直下したら | 直下しなかったら |
Meanings
noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun or participle which takes 'suru'
directly under; immediately below; directly subordinate to
Used for physical position directly underneath something, and by extension for being directly under an authority or organization. Often appears as 直下に, 直下の, or in compounds.
A subway line runs directly under the building.
A team directly under the prime minister handled the response.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
fall straight down; drop vertically
A less common する-verb use meaning to descend or fall almost perpendicularly; often found in descriptive or technical writing about terrain, waterfalls, or movement.
The waterfall drops straight down the rock face.
Usage patterns
- 〈場所〉の直下に〈物〉があるthere is something directly beneath a place
There is an active fault line directly beneath this area.
- 〈物〉が直下するfor something to drop or fall straight down
The waterfall drops straight down from the cliff.
- 〈組織〉の直下にあるto be directly under the authority of an organization or person
This department is directly under the president.