- Japanese⇔English Dictionary

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  1. 1. [adj-na, n] short
  2. 2. [n] {baseb} shortstop (abbr)
  3. 3. [n, vs, vi] {elec} short (circuit)
  4. 4. [n] short hair (abbr)
  5. 5. [n] {finc} short selling

Conjugation — Adjective (―na)

This word itself does not change -- these are forms of the copula だ ("to be") attached to it.

Attributive (before a noun) (shootona)
Non-past, plain (shootoda)
Non-past, polite (shootodesu)
Past, plain (shootodatta)
Past, polite (shootodeshita)
Negative, plain (shootojanai)
Negative, polite (shootojanaidesu)
Past negative, plain (shootojanakatta)
Past negative, polite (shootojanakattadesu)
Te-form (shootode)
Conditional (―nara) (shootonara)

Conjugation — Noun + する (suru-verb)

Dictionary form (sho゜tosuru)
Polite (sho゜toshimasu)
Past, plain (sho゜toshita)
Past, polite (sho゜toshimashita)
Negative, plain (sho゜toshinai)
Negative, polite (sho゜toshimasen)
Past negative, plain (sho゜toshinakatta)
Past negative, polite (sho゜toshimasendeshita)
Te-form (sho゜toshite)
Potential (sho゜todekiru)
Volitional (sho゜toshiyou)
Conditional (―ba) (sho゜tosureba)
Passive (sho゜tosareru)
Causative (sho゜tosaseru)
Imperative (sho゜toshiro)

Example Sentences

An injury put the shortstop out of action.