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Japanese verb殺す (korosu) Conjugation
殺す (korosu) means “to kill, to slay, to murder”. It is a う-verb (godan) verb. It is an う-verb (godan): the last sound changes, 殺さない and 殺します, and the te-form is 殺して. 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 kill, to slay, to murder
- Type
- う-verb (godan)
- Dictionary form
- 殺す
- Reading
- ころす
- Romaji
- korosu
- Masu form
- 殺します
- Nai form
- 殺さない
- Te-form
- 殺して
- Ta form
- 殺した
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 殺す |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 殺さない |
| Polite | 殺します |
| Polite negative | 殺しません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 殺した |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 殺さなかった |
| Polite | 殺しました |
| Polite negative | 殺しませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 殺して |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 殺さないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 殺している |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 殺していない |
| Polite | 殺しています |
| Polite negative | 殺していません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 殺したい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 殺したくない |
| Polite | 殺したいです |
| Polite negative | 殺したくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 殺そう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 殺しましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 殺せ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 殺すな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 殺してください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 殺さないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 殺せる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 殺せない |
| Polite | 殺せます |
| Polite negative | 殺せません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 殺せば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 殺さなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 殺したら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 殺さなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 殺される |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 殺されない |
| Polite | 殺されます |
| Polite negative | 殺されません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 殺させる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 殺させない |
| Polite | 殺させます |
| Polite negative | 殺させません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 殺させられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 殺させられない |
| Polite | 殺させられます |
| Polite negative | 殺させられません |
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- 応じる (oujiru)to respond, to answer, to reply
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- 欠かす (kakasu)to miss, to fail
- 控える (hikaeru)to be temperate in, to refrain, to abstain
- 失う (ushinau)to lose
- 終える (oeru)to finish, to get through with, to complete
- 打つ (utsu)to hit, to strike, to knock
- 放る (houru)to throw, to fling, to hurl
- 訪ねる (tazuneru)to visit, to call on, to pay a visit to
- 包む (tsutsumu)to wrap up, to pack, to bundle
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