# レペゼン
## Japanese
### Etymology

From English represent

### Noun

レペゼン • (repezen)
* (slang, music, hip-hop) representation, representing (a hometown, etc.)
** 2019, Shirakawa Momoko, “Repezen Chikyū DJ shachō ni kiita ‘Ano, detchiage sekuhara enjō, nan dattan desu ka?'’ [Repezen Chikyū DJ manager: ‘Um, that fake sexual harassment flare-up, what was that?’]”, in HuffPost‎:
    2019(にせんじゅうきゅう)年(ねん)7(しち)月(がつ)17(じゅうなな)日(にち)、人(にん)気(き )D(ディー)J(ジェイ)集( しゅう)団(だん)「レペゼン地(ち)球(きゅう)」の事(じ)務(む)所(しょ)に所(しょ)属(ぞく)するジャスミンさんが、D(ディー)J(ジェイ)社( しゃ)長(ちょう)から「LINE(ライン)で何(なん)度(ど)もホテルに誘(さそ)われて困(こま)っている、事(じ)務(む)所(しょ)を辞(や)める」とツイート。
       Nisenjūkyūnen shichigatsu jūnananichi, ninki dījei shūdan “Repezen Chikyū” no jimusho ni shozoku suru Jasumin-san ga, dījei shachō kara “Rain de nando mo hoteru ni sasowarete komatte-iru, jimusho o yameru” to tsuīto.
       On 17 July 2019, Jasmine, an office worker for the popular DJ collective ‘Repezen Chikyū’ tweeted about the DJ manager, ‘I’m troubled by him inviting me to go to a hotel over and over again via LINE, so I quit the job.’
** 2020, REAL MUSIC GROUP (lyrics and music), “REAL Gyōkai”‎performed by REAL-T:
    レペゼンREAL(リアル)のIma(アイマ) REAL(リアル)-T(ティー) 帰(かえ)ってきました俺(おれ)のREAL(リアル)に レペゼンREAL(リアル)のIma(アイマ) T(ティー) 帰(かえ)ってきました業(ぎょう)界(かい)に
       Repezen Riaru no aima Riaru-Tī Kaette-kimashita ore no Riaru ni Repezen Riaru no aima Tī Kaette-kimashita gyōkai ni
       Representing REAL, I’m REAL-T I’ve come back to my REAL Representing REAL, I’m T I’ve come back to the industry
** 2021 February 10 (last accessed), “‘Repezen-maindo’ o minitsuke, tsuyoi ishi o motsu [Master your ‘repezen mind’, take charge of your strong will]”, in Repezen LOCAL‎:
    子(こ)供(ども)も大人(おとな)も、サラリーマンも学(がく)生(せい)も、先(せん)輩(ぱい)後(こう)輩(はい)も、全(すべ)ての人(ひと)は「レペゼンマインド」を持(も)っている。 […] 「レペゼンLOCAL(ローカル)」のワークショップはその潜(せん)在(ざい)的(てき)マインドを引(ひ)き出(だ)し、みんなの様(さま)々(ざま)な思(おも)いをレペゼンラップにして発(はっ)信(しん)する。
       Kodomo mo otona mo, sararīman mo gakusei mo, senpai-kōhai mo, subete no hito wa “repezen maindo” o motte-iru. […] “Repezen Rōkaru” no wākushoppu wa sono senzaiteki maindo o hikidashi, minna no samazama na omoi o repezen rappu ni shite hasshin suru.
       Children or adults, workers or students, seniors or juniors, every person has a ‘repezen mind’. ‘Repezen Local’ workshops serve to bring out that latent mind, so that everyone’s various ideas can be shared through representing rap.

### Verb

レペゼンする • (repezen suru) suru (stem レペゼンし (repezen shi), past レペゼンした (repezen shita))
* (slang, music, hip-hop) represent (a hometown etc.)

#### Conjugation

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") :
| Mizenkei ("imperfective") | レペゼンし | repezen shi |
| Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | レペゼンし | repezen shi |
| Shūshikei ("terminal") | レペゼンする | repezen suru |
| Rentaikei ("attributive") | レペゼンする | repezen suru |
| Kateikei ("hypothetical") | レペゼンすれ | repezen sure |
| Meireikei ("imperative") | レペゼンせよ¹ レペゼンしろ² | repezen seyo¹ repezen shiro² |
| Key constructions ||||
| Passive | レペゼンされる | repezen sareru |
| Causative | レペゼンさせる レペゼンさす | repezen saseru repezen sasu |
| Potential | レペゼンできる | repezen dekiru |
| Volitional | レペゼンしよう | repezen shiyō |
| Negative | レペゼンしない | repezen shinai |
| Negative continuative | レペゼンせず | repezen sezu |
| Formal | レペゼンします | repezen shimasu |
| Perfective | レペゼンした | repezen shita |
| Conjunctive | レペゼンして | repezen shite |
| Hypothetical conditional | レペゼンすれば | repezen sureba |
| ¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative ||||