談合
談合する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 談合する | 談合しない |
| Polite | 談合します | 談合しません |
| Past polite | 談合しました | 談合しませんでした |
| Past | 談合した | 談合しなかった |
| Te-form | 談合して | 談合しないで |
| Desire | 談合したい | 談合したくない |
| Potential | 談合できる | 談合できない |
| Passive | 談合される | 談合されない |
| Causative | 談合させる | 談合させない |
| Causative passive | 談合させられる | 談合させられない |
| Volitional | 談合しよう | |
| Polite volitional | 談合しましょう | |
| Imperative | 談合しろ | 談合するな |
| Conditional | 談合すれば | 談合しなければ |
| Tara conditional | 談合したら | 談合しなかったら |
Meanings
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
bid rigging; collusion; illegal price-fixing
Primarily used in legal and business contexts for illegal agreements among bidders to fix prices or outcomes in public or private tenders.
It came to light that construction companies had repeatedly engaged in bid rigging.
Bid rigging is prohibited under the Antimonopoly Act.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
consultation; discussion; conference
Dated general term for a meeting or discussion; now largely replaced by words like 相談 or 会議. Still seen in historical or formal contexts.
In the past, important village matters were decided through discussion.
Usage patterns
- 〈相手〉と談合するto collude with someone (e.g. a rival bidder)
The company had been colluding with its competitors.
- 談合を行うto engage in bid-rigging
It came to light that several construction companies had been rigging bids.
- 談合が発覚するfor a bid-rigging scheme to be discovered
The government-orchestrated collusion was uncovered and became a major scandal.
- 談合に関与するto be involved in a bid-rigging scheme
He was indicted for his involvement in the bid-rigging scheme.
Expressions
- 膝とも談合two heads are better than one