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設定します(せっていします、seっteishimasu)
- to set

Romaji:

Japanese:

Kana:

SETTEI

設定

せっててい

SHI

し

し

MA

ま

ま

SU

す

す

設定します (せっていします, romaji: seっteishimasu) means "to set" in Japanese. It is a N3 Mid-level Verb (group 3) word.

Meaning:to set
Level:N3 Mid
Lexical Category:Verb (group 3) (サ変動詞)
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Verb Conjugation

Basic Conjugation

Romaji:seっteishimasu

Hiragana:せっていします

Polite-form
(ます形)
せっていします設定します。set.
Dict-form
(辞書形)
設定するset
Connect-form
(て形)
設定して + <Verb>
Not-form
(ない形)
設定しないnot set

Advanced Conjugation

Past-form
(た形)
設定したset
Terminal-form
(終止形)
設定する。set.
If-form
(仮定形)
設定すればif set
Let's-form
(意志形)
設定しよう !let's set
Command-form
(命令形)
設定しろ !set !
AI Explanation
Meaning

The Japanese word 設定します設定します means "to set," "to configure," "to establish," or "to define." It implies making adjustments or specifying parameters, options, or values for something. It's a versatile verb used in various contexts, from computer settings to planning events. The action involves making something ready or operational by defining its specific properties or conditions.

Examples

⚫︎パソコンの設定をします。 Translation: I will set up the computer settings. ⚫︎目標を設定します。 Translation: I will set the goal. ⚫︎タイマーを設定します。 Translation: I will set the timer.

Usage

⚫︎You can use 設定します設定します in situations where you are: ⚫︎Configuring software or hardware. ⚫︎Defining parameters or options. ⚫︎Establishing rules or guidelines. ⚫︎Planning or scheduling something. ⚫︎It's important to understand the context. It determines the specific meaning of “setting” the verb represents. ⚫︎The subject of the sentence often comes before 設定します設定します, usually marked by the particle が (ga) or は (wa).

Notation

⚫︎設定します設定します is written in: ⚫︎Kanji: 設定 ⚫︎Hiragana: せってい ⚫︎It is the polite form of the verb. The base form is 設定する, which is the dictionary form. ⚫︎Other forms include: ⚫︎設定した (set, past tense) ⚫︎設定しない (will not set, negative) ⚫︎設定してください (please set, polite command) ⚫︎The okurigana (hiragana suffixes) is consistently "します"

Synonyms

⚫︎定める (sadameru) - to determine, to decide, to establish (more formal or for rules and regulations) ⚫︎セットする (settosuru) - to set (borrowed from English, often used for simpler settings) ⚫︎組み立てる (kumitateru) - to assemble, to set up (for something physical) ⚫︎構築する (kouchiku suru) - to construct, to build (for something complex like a system)

Antonyms

⚫︎There is no single direct antonym. The opposite action would depend on the context of setting. ⚫︎Some possibilities could include: ⚫︎解除する (kaijo suru) - to cancel, to release, to remove (when used in a setting context) ⚫︎変更する (henkou suru) - to change, to modify (although not a direct opposite, but alters the setting) ⚫︎削除する (sakujo suru) - to delete (for settings/data)

Example Sentence 1

このアプリの設定を設定します。 ・Translation: I will set up the settings for this app. ・Explanation: This sentence shows the use of 設定します設定します to modify the options of an application.

Example Sentence 2

明日の会議の時間を10時に設定します。 ・Translation: I will set the time for tomorrow's meeting to 10 o'clock. ・Explanation: Here, 設定します設定します is used to specify the time of an event.

Etymology

⚫︎設定 (settei) is a compound word: ⚫︎設 (setsu) - meaning "to establish," "to provide." ⚫︎定 (tei) - meaning "to decide," "to fix," "to determine." ⚫︎Therefore, 設定する (settisuru), 設定します設定します in polite form, literally means to establish or determine something. ⚫︎The word originated from Chinese characters.

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