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親孝行する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 親孝行する | 親孝行しない |
| Polite | 親孝行します | 親孝行しません |
| Past polite | 親孝行しました | 親孝行しませんでした |
| Past | 親孝行した | 親孝行しなかった |
| Te-form | 親孝行して | 親孝行しないで |
| Desire | 親孝行したい | 親孝行したくない |
| Potential | 親孝行できる | 親孝行できない |
| Passive | 親孝行される | 親孝行されない |
| Causative | 親孝行させる | 親孝行させない |
| Causative passive | 親孝行させられる | 親孝行させられない |
| Volitional | 親孝行しよう | |
| Polite volitional | 親孝行しましょう | |
| Imperative | 親孝行しろ | 親孝行するな |
| Conditional | 親孝行すれば | 親孝行しなければ |
| Tara conditional | 親孝行したら | 親孝行しなかったら |
Meanings
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noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb, na-adjective
filial piety; being good to one's parents
Refers to the act or attitude of being devoted and kind to one's parents, often including care and respect. Can be used as a noun, a する-verb, or an adjectival noun.
Antonyms: 親不孝
When you finally want to be good to your parents, they are already gone.
He shows filial piety by sending money to his parents every month.
Usage patterns
- 〈人〉に親孝行するto be filial to one's parent(s)
He went back to his parents' house to be a good son to them.
- 親孝行な〈人〉a dutiful, devoted (son/daughter)
She's really a devoted, dutiful daughter.
- 親孝行を尽くすto devote oneself fully to caring for one's parents
I wanted to do everything I could for my grandfather before he passed away.
Expressions
- 子供は３歳までに一生分の親孝行をするchildren pay back their debt to their parents in full by age 3 (through their cuteness)