シフト

Japanese

Etymology

Borrowed from English shift.

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) [shíꜜfùtò] (Atamadaka – [1])
  • IPA(key): [ɕiɸɯ̟̊to̞]

Noun

シフト • (shifuto

  1. a shift (a change in position, the situation, or one's attitude)
  2. shifting, changing gear on a car
  3. a shift (change of workers)
    • 2011 April 9, Hideaki Sorachi, “(だい)(さん)(びゃく)(さん)(じゅう)(しち)(くん) だいじょぶだ〰 [Lesson 337: It’s Gonna Be Okay~]”, in [銀](ぎん)[魂](たま) [Silver Soul], volume 39 (fiction), Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN:
      そうですね じゃあ…()(もく)(ひめ)‼ (げつ)()(すい)(もく)(きん)()(にち)(わたし)というシフトにしましょうか‼
      Sō desu ne Jā… ka-moku ga hime‼ Getsu-ka-sui-moku-kin-do-nichi ga watashi to iu shifuto ni shimashō ka‼
      Well, sure. Then… it’s Tuesday and Wednesday for the princess!! And I’ll be taking the Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday shifts!!
      なんでお(まえ)(かい)(きん)なんだよ‼
      Nan de omae ga kaikin nan da yo‼
      Why would you be here every day!?

Verb

シフトする • (shifuto surusuru (stem シフト (shifuto shi), past シフトした (shifuto shita))

  1. shift, change position etc.
  2. shift, change gear

Conjugation