tense in Japanese
tense in Japanese is 緊張, 時制 — tense means feeling or showing stress, anxiety, or strain; not relaxed.
tense in Japanese
緊張
Pronounced: kinchō
Showing signs of stress or strain; not relaxed.
時制
Pronounced: jisei
(linguistics, grammar, countable) An inflected form of a verb that indicates tense.
What does "tense" mean?
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adjective Feeling or showing stress, anxiety, or strain; not relaxed.
"The room went tense the moment she mentioned the layoffs."
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noun The grammatical form of a verb that shows when an action happens (past, present, or future).
"Remember to keep the whole paragraph in the past tense."
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tense in a sentence
- The room went tense the moment she mentioned the layoffs.
- His shoulders were tense after hours hunched over the keyboard.
- Remember to keep the whole paragraph in the past tense.
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What is "tense" in Japanese?
"tense" in Japanese is 緊張, 時制. tense means: Feeling or showing stress, anxiety, or strain; not relaxed.
How do you pronounce 緊張?
"tense" in Japanese is 緊張, pronounced "kinchō".
How do you use "tense" in a sentence?
Example: "The room went tense the moment she mentioned the layoffs." In Japanese, "tense" is 緊張, 時制.
Are there other ways to say "tense" in Japanese?
Yes — Japanese has 2 translations listed for "tense": 緊張, 時制.
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