縦断する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 縦断する | 縦断しない |
| Polite | 縦断します | 縦断しません |
| Past polite | 縦断しました | 縦断しませんでした |
| Past | 縦断した | 縦断しなかった |
| Te-form | 縦断して | 縦断しないで |
| Desire | 縦断したい | 縦断したくない |
| Potential | 縦断できる | 縦断できない |
| Passive | 縦断される | 縦断されない |
| Causative | 縦断させる | 縦断させない |
| Causative passive | 縦断させられる | 縦断させられない |
| Volitional | 縦断しよう | |
| Polite volitional | 縦断しましょう | |
| Imperative | 縦断しろ | 縦断するな |
| Conditional | 縦断すれば | 縦断しなければ |
| Tara conditional | 縦断したら | 縦断しなかったら |
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
running through north-south; cutting across; travelling across
Describes movement or extension along a north-south axis, such as a road, railway, or journey. Often used with する to mean 'to traverse longitudinally'. Intransitive.
See also: 横断
The Shinkansen runs through the Japanese archipelago from north to south.
彼は自転車でアメリカ大陸を縦断した。
He cycled across the American continent from north to south.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
cutting vertically; sectioning longitudinally
Used for cutting or dividing something along its length, such as in dissection, engineering, or diagrams. Transitive.
See also: 横断
標本を縦断して内部構造を調べる。
We cut the specimen longitudinally to examine its internal structure.
The typhoon cut across the Japanese archipelago from north to south.
They cut the specimen lengthwise and examined it under the microscope.