禁酒
禁酒する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 禁酒する | 禁酒しない |
| Polite | 禁酒します | 禁酒しません |
| Past polite | 禁酒しました | 禁酒しませんでした |
| Past | 禁酒した | 禁酒しなかった |
| Te-form | 禁酒して | 禁酒しないで |
| Desire | 禁酒したい | 禁酒したくない |
| Potential | 禁酒できる | 禁酒できない |
| Passive | 禁酒される | 禁酒されない |
| Causative | 禁酒させる | 禁酒させない |
| Causative passive | 禁酒させられる | 禁酒させられない |
| Volitional | 禁酒しよう | |
| Polite volitional | 禁酒しましょう | |
| Imperative | 禁酒しろ | 禁酒するな |
| Conditional | 禁酒すれば | 禁酒しなければ |
| Tara conditional | 禁酒したら | 禁酒しなかったら |
Meanings
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
abstinence from alcohol; temperance
Refers to voluntarily giving up drinking, often for health, religious, or personal reasons. Can be used as a noun or as a suru-verb (禁酒する).
I decided to abstain from alcohol for my health.
He has been abstaining from alcohol for a year now.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
prohibition of drinking
Refers to an external ban or rule against drinking, such as a law, workplace policy, or event restriction. Less common than sense 1.
At this event, a strict prohibition of drinking is enforced inside the venue.
Usage patterns
- 〈人〉が禁酒するfor someone to give up drinking alcohol
My father decided to give up alcohol for the sake of his health.
- 禁酒中while abstaining from alcohol
Since I'm off alcohol right now, I'll drink juice at the party.
- 〈人〉に禁酒を勧めるto advise someone to abstain from alcohol
The doctor advised him to stop drinking.
- 禁酒を破るto break one's abstinence from alcohol
A friend invited me out and I ended up breaking my no-drinking pledge.