類推する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 類推する | 類推しない |
| Polite | 類推します | 類推しません |
| Past polite | 類推しました | 類推しませんでした |
| Past | 類推した | 類推しなかった |
| Te-form | 類推して | 類推しないで |
| Desire | 類推したい | 類推したくない |
| Potential | 類推できる | 類推できない |
| Passive | 類推される | 類推されない |
| Causative | 類推させる | 類推させない |
| Causative passive | 類推させられる | 類推させられない |
| Volitional | 類推しよう | |
| Polite volitional | 類推しましょう | |
| Imperative | 類推しろ | 類推するな |
| Conditional | 類推すれば | 類推しなければ |
| Tara conditional | 類推したら | 類推しなかったら |
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
analogy; analogical reasoning
General use: reasoning from similar cases, or the act of inferring by analogy. Often used as a noun or with する.
We predicted the outcome this time by analogy with past cases.
類推が難しい問題もある。
Some problems are hard to reason about by analogy.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
analogical reasoning; analogical inference
Logic/formal reasoning: drawing conclusions based on similarity between cases. Used in academic or technical contexts.
論理学では、類推は帰納や演繹と区別される。
In logic, analogical reasoning is distinguished from induction and deduction.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
Linguistics: a process where a form changes under the influence of another form perceived as similar. Technical term.
言語変化の一因として、類推がよく挙げられる。
Analogy is often cited as one cause of language change.
Judging by analogy from past data, sales will probably grow next year too.
The way that word is used suggests a connection to an old dialect by analogy.
Analogical reasoning often comes into play in children's language learning.