祝福する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 祝福する | 祝福しない |
| Polite | 祝福します | 祝福しません |
| Past polite | 祝福しました | 祝福しませんでした |
| Past | 祝福した | 祝福しなかった |
| Te-form | 祝福して | 祝福しないで |
| Desire | 祝福したい | 祝福したくない |
| Potential | 祝福できる | 祝福できない |
| Passive | 祝福される | 祝福されない |
| Causative | 祝福させる | 祝福させない |
| Causative passive | 祝福させられる | 祝福させられない |
| Volitional | 祝福しよう | |
| Polite volitional | 祝福しましょう | |
| Imperative | 祝福しろ | 祝福するな |
| Conditional | 祝福すれば | 祝福しなければ |
| Tara conditional | 祝福したら | 祝福しなかったら |
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
celebration; congratulations; blessing; well-wishing
General term for celebrating a happy event, giving congratulations, or expressing good wishes. Can be used for both secular and religious contexts, but when referring specifically to divine blessing, see sense 2.
結婚を祝福するために、友達が集まった。
Friends gathered to celebrate the marriage.
彼の成功を心から祝福します。
I sincerely congratulate him on his success.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
divine blessing; God's blessing
Specifically refers to a blessing from God in a Christian context. In everyday Japanese, 祝福 is more commonly used in the general sense of celebration or well-wishing.
教会で神の祝福を祈った。
We prayed for God's blessing at the church.
I congratulated my friend on their marriage from the bottom of my heart.
The two got married with God's blessing.
Everyone celebrated her giving birth.
We offered words of blessing to the bride and groom.