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Japanese verb隠す (kakusu) Conjugation
隠す (kakusu) means “to hide, to conceal”. It is a う-verb (godan) verb. It is an う-verb (godan): the last sound changes, 隠さない and 隠します, and the te-form is 隠して. 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 hide, to conceal
- Type
- う-verb (godan)
- Dictionary form
- 隠す
- Reading
- かくす
- Romaji
- kakusu
- Masu form
- 隠します
- Nai form
- 隠さない
- Te-form
- 隠して
- Ta form
- 隠した
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 隠す |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 隠さない |
| Polite | 隠します |
| Polite negative | 隠しません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 隠した |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 隠さなかった |
| Polite | 隠しました |
| Polite negative | 隠しませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 隠して |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 隠さないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 隠している |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 隠していない |
| Polite | 隠しています |
| Polite negative | 隠していません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 隠したい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 隠したくない |
| Polite | 隠したいです |
| Polite negative | 隠したくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 隠そう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 隠しましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 隠せ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 隠すな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 隠してください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 隠さないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 隠せる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 隠せない |
| Polite | 隠せます |
| Polite negative | 隠せません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 隠せば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 隠さなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 隠したら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 隠さなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 隠される |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 隠されない |
| Polite | 隠されます |
| Polite negative | 隠されません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 隠させる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 隠させない |
| Polite | 隠させます |
| Polite negative | 隠させません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 隠させられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 隠させられない |
| Polite | 隠させられます |
| Polite negative | 隠させられません |
More common Japanese verbs and adjectives
- 覆う (oou)to cover, to hide, to conceal
- 越える (koeru)to cross over, to cross, to pass through
- 乗せる (noseru)to place on
- 見つかる (mitsukaru)to be found, to be discovered
- 相手取る (aitedoru)to challenge, to take on an opponent
- 辞す (jisu)to take one's leave, to excuse oneself, to leave
- 競る (seru)to compete
- 叫ぶ (sakebu)to shout, to cry, to scream
- 撃つ (utsu)to shoot, to fire
- 見直す (minaosu)to look at again
- 持ち越す (mochikosu)to carry over, to carry forward, to put off
- 受け取る (uketoru)to receive, to get, to accept
About these tables
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