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Japanese verb生かす (ikasu) Conjugation
生かす (ikasu) means “to make use of, to put to good use, to leverage”. It is a う-verb (godan) verb. It is an う-verb (godan): the last sound changes, 生かさない and 生かします, and the te-form is 生かして. 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 make use of, to put to good use, to leverage
- Type
- う-verb (godan)
- Dictionary form
- 生かす
- Reading
- いかす
- Romaji
- ikasu
- Masu form
- 生かします
- Nai form
- 生かさない
- Te-form
- 生かして
- Ta form
- 生かした
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 生かす |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 生かさない |
| Polite | 生かします |
| Polite negative | 生かしません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 生かした |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 生かさなかった |
| Polite | 生かしました |
| Polite negative | 生かしませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 生かして |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 生かさないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 生かしている |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 生かしていない |
| Polite | 生かしています |
| Polite negative | 生かしていません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 生かしたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 生かしたくない |
| Polite | 生かしたいです |
| Polite negative | 生かしたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 生かそう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 生かしましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 生かせ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 生かすな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 生かしてください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 生かさないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 生かせる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 生かせない |
| Polite | 生かせます |
| Polite negative | 生かせません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 生かせば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 生かさなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 生かしたら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 生かさなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 生かされる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 生かされない |
| Polite | 生かされます |
| Polite negative | 生かされません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 生かさせる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 生かさせない |
| Polite | 生かさせます |
| Polite negative | 生かさせません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 生かさせられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 生かさせられない |
| Polite | 生かさせられます |
| Polite negative | 生かさせられません |
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- 見つめる (mitsumeru)to stare, to gaze, to look hard
- 競り合う (seriau)to struggle for, to compete with, to vie with
- 取りまとめる (torimatomeru)to collect, to gather, to compile
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