要約する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 要約する | 要約しない |
| Polite | 要約します | 要約しません |
| Past polite | 要約しました | 要約しませんでした |
| Past | 要約した | 要約しなかった |
| Te-form | 要約して | 要約しないで |
| Desire | 要約したい | 要約したくない |
| Potential | 要約できる | 要約できない |
| Passive | 要約される | 要約されない |
| Causative | 要約させる | 要約させない |
| Causative passive | 要約させられる | 要約させられない |
| Volitional | 要約しよう | |
| Polite volitional | 要約しましょう | |
| Imperative | 要約しろ | 要約するな |
| Conditional | 要約すれば | 要約しなければ |
| Tara conditional | 要約したら | 要約しなかったら |
Please summarize the content of the meeting.
この本の要約を読んでから本文に入った。
I read a summary of this book before starting the main text.
I'll summarize the content of the meeting.
To summarize this paper, it comes down to the following.
His summary is concise and easy to understand.
I made a summary of the book and submitted it.
要約 is specifically about summarizing text or speech, while 集約 more broadly covers consolidating opinions, data, or functions.
要約 is a condensed summary usable for any text or speech and can also mean the act of summarizing, whereas あらすじ is specifically the outline of a story's plot.
要約 is a condensed summary that rewrites the content, whereas 抄本 collects original passages without rewriting them.
要約 means condensing content into a shorter form, while 総括 implies synthesizing and evaluating multiple elements into an overall conclusion.
要約 focuses on condensing existing content into fewer words, while 概説 gives a broader explanatory picture of a topic from scratch.
要約する specifically means to condense text or speech into a short summary, while 纏める can also mean organizing or finalizing beyond just summarizing.
要約 rephrases the main points concisely, while 抜粋 lifts an exact portion of text without rewriting it.