Japanese edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from English present.[1][2][3]

First attested in 1900s.[3]

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

プレゼント (purezento

  1. [from 1900s] present, gift
    (おや)プレゼントをあげる
    oya ni purezento o ageru
    to give presents to parents
    プレゼント(こう)(かん)
    purezento kōkan
    gift exchange

Synonyms edit

Verb edit

プレゼントする (purezento surusuru (stem プレゼント (purezentosuru shi), past プレゼントした (purezentosuru shita))

  1. give a present

Conjugation edit

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References edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ プレゼント”, in デジタル大辞泉[1] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
  3. 3.0 3.1 プレゼント”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, Nihon Kokugo Daijiten)[2] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
  4. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN