リベンジ

Japanese

Etymology

From English revenge. The “attempt again (after failure)” sense is Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) リベンジ [rìbéꜜǹjì] (Nakadaka – [2])
  • IPA(key): [ɾʲibẽ̞ɲ̟d͡ʑi]

Noun

リベンジ • (ribenji) 

  1. revenge
    Synonyms: 復讐 (fukushū), 報復 (hōfuku)
  2. a do-over; attempting to do something again (after failing)
    そのゲームを負(ま)けたではないだろうか。　これはリベンジだ。
    Sono gēmu o maketa de wa nai darō ka. Kore wa ribenji da.
    Didn't you lose that game? This is a do-over.

Verb

リベンジする • (ribenji suru) suru (stem リベンジし (ribenji shi), past リベンジした (ribenji shita))

  1. to avenge, take revenge
    Synonyms: 復讐する (fukushū suru), 討つ (utsu)
  2. to attempt again (after failure)
    入(にゅう)試(し)をリベンジしたいと思(おも)います。
    Nyūshi o ribenji shitai to omoimasu.
    I think I want to try that entrance exam again.

Conjugation

Conjugation of "リベンジする" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") リベンジし ribenji shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") リベンジし ribenji shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") リベンジする ribenji suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") リベンジする ribenji suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") リベンジすれ ribenji sure
Meireikei ("imperative") リベンジせよ¹
リベンジしろ² 		ribenji seyo¹
ribenji shiro²
Key constructions
Passive リベンジされる ribenji sareru
Causative リベンジさせる
リベンジさす 		ribenji saseru
ribenji sasu
Potential リベンジできる ribenji dekiru
Volitional リベンジしよう ribenji shiyō
Negative リベンジしない ribenji shinai
Negative continuative リベンジせず ribenji sezu
Formal リベンジします ribenji shimasu
Perfective リベンジした ribenji shita
Conjunctive リベンジして ribenji shite
Hypothetical conditional リベンジすれば ribenji sureba

¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative

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