Japanese

しきをとる
Meaning: to take command; to direct or conduct
Part of Speech: Verb, Expression

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 指揮を執る 指揮を執らない
Polite 指揮を執ります 指揮を執りません
Past 指揮を執った 指揮を執らなかった
Polite + Past 指揮を執りました 指揮を執りませんでした
Te-form 指揮を執って 指揮を執らなくて
Potential 指揮を執れる 指揮を執れない
Passive 指揮を執られる 指揮を執られない
Causative 指揮を執らせる 指揮を執らせない
Causative + Passive 指揮を執らされる 指揮を執らされない
Imperative 指揮を執れ 指揮を執るな

Example

彼が現場で指揮を執ると、作業はすぐに整った。
When he took command at the site, the work quickly fell into order.

Usage Notes

This fixed phrase is used when someone leads an operation, a team, or a performance from a position of control.

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