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Japanese verb聞かす (kikasu) Conjugation
聞かす (kikasu) means “to let hear, to tell, to inform”. It is a う-verb (godan) verb. It is an う-verb (godan): the last sound changes, 聞かさない and 聞かします, and the te-form is 聞かして. 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 let hear, to tell, to inform
- Type
- う-verb (godan)
- Dictionary form
- 聞かす
- Reading
- きかす
- Romaji
- kikasu
- Masu form
- 聞かします
- Nai form
- 聞かさない
- Te-form
- 聞かして
- Ta form
- 聞かした
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 聞かす |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 聞かさない |
| Polite | 聞かします |
| Polite negative | 聞かしません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 聞かした |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 聞かさなかった |
| Polite | 聞かしました |
| Polite negative | 聞かしませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 聞かして |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 聞かさないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 聞かしている |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 聞かしていない |
| Polite | 聞かしています |
| Polite negative | 聞かしていません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 聞かしたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 聞かしたくない |
| Polite | 聞かしたいです |
| Polite negative | 聞かしたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 聞かそう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 聞かしましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 聞かせ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 聞かすな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 聞かしてください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 聞かさないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 聞かせる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 聞かせない |
| Polite | 聞かせます |
| Polite negative | 聞かせません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 聞かせば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 聞かさなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 聞かしたら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 聞かさなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 聞かされる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 聞かされない |
| Polite | 聞かされます |
| Polite negative | 聞かされません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 聞かさせる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 聞かさせない |
| Polite | 聞かさせます |
| Polite negative | 聞かさせません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 聞かさせられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 聞かさせられない |
| Polite | 聞かさせられます |
| Polite negative | 聞かさせられません |
More common Japanese verbs and adjectives
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- 不振 (fushin)dullness, slump, stagnation
- 不正 (fusei)injustice, unfairness, wrongdoing
- 不全 (fuzen)partial, incomplete, imperfect
- 不透明 (futoumei)opaque, obscure, murky
- 法的 (houteki)legal
- 早急 (soukyuu)immediate, prompt, quick
- 直 (jiki)soon, in a moment, before long
- 残す (nokosu)to leave
- 有利 (yuuri)advantageous, favourable, better
- 経済的 (keizaiteki)economic, financial
About these tables
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