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Japanese verb覆す (kutsugaesu) Conjugation
覆す (kutsugaesu) means “to overturn, to capsize, to upset”. It is a う-verb (godan) verb. It is an う-verb (godan): the last sound changes, 覆さない and 覆します, and the te-form is 覆して. 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 overturn, to capsize, to upset
- Type
- う-verb (godan)
- Dictionary form
- 覆す
- Reading
- くつがえす
- Romaji
- kutsugaesu
- Masu form
- 覆します
- Nai form
- 覆さない
- Te-form
- 覆して
- Ta form
- 覆した
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 覆す |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 覆さない |
| Polite | 覆します |
| Polite negative | 覆しません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 覆した |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 覆さなかった |
| Polite | 覆しました |
| Polite negative | 覆しませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 覆して |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 覆さないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 覆している |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 覆していない |
| Polite | 覆しています |
| Polite negative | 覆していません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 覆したい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 覆したくない |
| Polite | 覆したいです |
| Polite negative | 覆したくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 覆そう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 覆しましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 覆せ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 覆すな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 覆してください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 覆さないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 覆せる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 覆せない |
| Polite | 覆せます |
| Polite negative | 覆せません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 覆せば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 覆さなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 覆したら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 覆さなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 覆される |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 覆されない |
| Polite | 覆されます |
| Polite negative | 覆されません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 覆させる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 覆させない |
| Polite | 覆させます |
| Polite negative | 覆させません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 覆させられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 覆させられない |
| Polite | 覆させられます |
| Polite negative | 覆させられません |
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- 燃える (moeru)to burn, to get fired up
- 売り出す (uridasu)to put on the market
- 舞う (mau)to dance
- 保つ (tamotsu)to keep, to preserve, to hold
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- 問い合わせる (toiawaseru)to enquire, to inquire, to seek information
- 余る (amaru)to remain, to be left over, to be in excess
- 連れる (tsureru)to take with one, to bring along, to go with
- 追いつく (oitsuku)to catch up, to draw level, to pull even
About these tables
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