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Japanese verb壊す (kowasu) Conjugation
壊す (kowasu) means “to break, to destroy, to demolish”. It is a う-verb (godan) verb. It is an う-verb (godan): the last sound changes, 壊さない and 壊します, and the te-form is 壊して. 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 break, to destroy, to demolish
- Type
- う-verb (godan)
- Dictionary form
- 壊す
- Reading
- こわす
- Romaji
- kowasu
- Masu form
- 壊します
- Nai form
- 壊さない
- Te-form
- 壊して
- Ta form
- 壊した
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 壊す |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 壊さない |
| Polite | 壊します |
| Polite negative | 壊しません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 壊した |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 壊さなかった |
| Polite | 壊しました |
| Polite negative | 壊しませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 壊して |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 壊さないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 壊している |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 壊していない |
| Polite | 壊しています |
| Polite negative | 壊していません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 壊したい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 壊したくない |
| Polite | 壊したいです |
| Polite negative | 壊したくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 壊そう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 壊しましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 壊せ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 壊すな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 壊してください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 壊さないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 壊せる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 壊せない |
| Polite | 壊せます |
| Polite negative | 壊せません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 壊せば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 壊さなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 壊したら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 壊さなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 壊される |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 壊されない |
| Polite | 壊されます |
| Polite negative | 壊されません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 壊させる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 壊させない |
| Polite | 壊させます |
| Polite negative | 壊させません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 壊させられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 壊させられない |
| Polite | 壊させられます |
| Polite negative | 壊させられません |
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- 潜む (hisomu)to lurk, to be hidden, to be concealed
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