記念
記念する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 記念する | 記念しない |
| Polite | 記念します | 記念しません |
| Past polite | 記念しました | 記念しませんでした |
| Past | 記念した | 記念しなかった |
| Te-form | 記念して | 記念しないで |
| Desire | 記念したい | 記念したくない |
| Potential | 記念できる | 記念できない |
| Passive | 記念される | 記念されない |
| Causative | 記念させる | 記念させない |
| Causative passive | 記念させられる | 記念させられない |
| Volitional | 記念しよう | |
| Polite volitional | 記念しましょう | |
| Imperative | 記念しろ | 記念するな |
| Conditional | 記念すれば | 記念しなければ |
| Tara conditional | 記念したら | 記念しなかったら |
Meanings
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
commemoration; celebration; remembrance
Used for events, ceremonies, or actions that honor or remember a person, event, or achievement. Often appears in compounds like 記念日 (anniversary) or 記念碑 (monument).
Today is our wedding anniversary.
The city held a ceremony to commemorate the war dead.
Refers to a physical object kept as a reminder of a person, place, or event. Often used in phrases like 記念の品 or 記念に買う.
I bought a small figurine as a souvenir of the trip.
This is a keepsake I received from my grandmother.
Usage patterns
- 〈事〉を記念してin commemoration of ...; to mark ...
A ceremony was held to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the founding.
- 〈事〉の記念に〈物〉を買うto buy something as a memento of an event
I bought a souvenir as a memento of the trip.
- 記念に〈物〉をもらうto receive something as a keepsake
I received an album as a keepsake at the graduation ceremony.
- 〈物〉を記念に取っておくto keep something as a memento
I plan to keep this letter as a memento.