Word Detail
Romaji:
Japanese:
Kana:
UNTEN
運転
うんてん
SHI
し
し
MA
ま
ま
SU
す
す
| Meaning: | to drive a vehicle |
| Level: | N4 Low |
| Lexical Category: | Verb (group 3) (サ変動詞) |
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Verb Conjugation
Basic Conjugation
Romaji：unteんshimasu
Hiragana：うんてんします
Polite-form (ます形) | うんてんします運転します。drive a vehicle. |
Dict-form (辞書形) | 運転するdrive a vehicle |
Connect-form (て形) | 運転して + <Verb> |
Not-form (ない形) | 運転しないnot drive a vehicle |
Advanced Conjugation
Past-form (た形) | 運転したdrive a vehicled |
Terminal-form (終止形) | 運転する。drive a vehicle. |
If-form (仮定形) | 運転すればif drive a vehicle |
Let's-form (意志形) | 運転しよう !let's drive a vehicle |
Command-form (命令形) | 運転しろ !drive a vehicle ! |
AI Explanation
The Japanese verb 運転します運転します means "to drive" or "to operate (a vehicle)." It refers to the act of controlling and maneuvering a car, bus, train, or other form of transportation. It can also imply operating machinery.
⚫︎毎日車を運転します。 Translation: I drive a car every day. ⚫︎父はバスを運転します。 Translation: My father drives a bus. ⚫︎この機械を運転しますか？ Translation: Do you operate this machine?
⚫︎You use 運転します運転します when talking about driving a vehicle. ⚫︎It is typically used with vehicles like cars, buses, trucks, trains, and even airplanes. ⚫︎The subject of the sentence (who is driving) usually comes before 運転します運転します.
⚫︎The word is typically written with the kanji 運転 (うんてん) and the hiragana verb ending します. ⚫︎運転 is the noun meaning "driving" or "operation." ⚫︎します is the polite, present/future tense form of the verb する (to do). ⚫︎You will always see this word written with both the kanji 運転 and the hiragana します.
There aren't many direct synonyms for "drive" in the same context, but you might use: ⚫︎操縦する (そうじゅうする) - to operate (aircraft, ship, etc.) ⚫︎乗る (のる) - to ride (in a vehicle) - this is less specific, as you're a passenger, not the driver.
⚫︎There is no single direct antonym. However, actions that are the opposite of driving include: ⚫︎降りる (おりる) - to get off (a vehicle) ⚫︎乗らない (のらない) - not to ride
私は毎日電車を運転します。 ・Translation: I drive a train every day. ・Explanation: This sentence indicates that the speaker is a train driver and is performing the action of driving.
免許を取ったら、車を運転します運転します。 ・Translation: Once I get my license, I will drive a car. ・Explanation: This sentence expresses a future intention, stating the person will start 運転します when they obtain a driver's license.
The word 運転 is a combination of two kanji: ⚫︎運 (うん) - meaning "to carry," "to transport," or "luck." ⚫︎転 (てん) - meaning "to turn," "to revolve," or "to change." This gives a sense of "moving something by turning" and is the act of controlling a moving vehicle. します, as mentioned earlier, is the verb "to do." Therefore, together 運転します means "to do the act of driving".