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Japanese verb干す (hosu) Conjugation
干す (hosu) means “to air, to dry, to desiccate”. It is a う-verb (godan) verb. It is an う-verb (godan): the last sound changes, 干さない and 干します, and the te-form is 干して. Below is its conjugation in all 14 forms, plain and polite, the same forms the Japanese verb conjugation worksheets print in their answer keys.
- Meaning
- to air, to dry, to desiccate
- Type
- う-verb (godan)
- Dictionary form
- 干す
- Reading
- ほす
- Romaji
- hosu
- Masu form
- 干します
- Nai form
- 干さない
- Te-form
- 干して
- Ta form
- 干した
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 干す |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 干さない |
| Polite | 干します |
| Polite negative | 干しません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 干した |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 干さなかった |
| Polite | 干しました |
| Polite negative | 干しませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 干して |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 干さないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 干している |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 干していない |
| Polite | 干しています |
| Polite negative | 干していません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 干したい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 干したくない |
| Polite | 干したいです |
| Polite negative | 干したくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 干そう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 干しましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 干せ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 干すな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 干してください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 干さないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 干せる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 干せない |
| Polite | 干せます |
| Polite negative | 干せません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 干せば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 干さなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 干したら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 干さなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 干される |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 干されない |
| Polite | 干されます |
| Polite negative | 干されません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 干させる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 干させない |
| Polite | 干させます |
| Polite negative | 干させません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 干させられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 干させられない |
| Polite | 干させられます |
| Polite negative | 干させられません |
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About these tables
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