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Japanese verb驚かす (odorokasu) Conjugation
驚かす (odorokasu) means “to surprise, to frighten, to create a stir”. It is a う-verb (godan) verb. It is an う-verb (godan): the last sound changes, 驚かさない and 驚かします, and the te-form is 驚かして. 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 surprise, to frighten, to create a stir
- Type
- う-verb (godan)
- Dictionary form
- 驚かす
- Reading
- おどろかす
- Romaji
- odorokasu
- Masu form
- 驚かします
- Nai form
- 驚かさない
- Te-form
- 驚かして
- Ta form
- 驚かした
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 驚かす |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 驚かさない |
| Polite | 驚かします |
| Polite negative | 驚かしません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 驚かした |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 驚かさなかった |
| Polite | 驚かしました |
| Polite negative | 驚かしませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 驚かして |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 驚かさないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 驚かしている |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 驚かしていない |
| Polite | 驚かしています |
| Polite negative | 驚かしていません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 驚かしたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 驚かしたくない |
| Polite | 驚かしたいです |
| Polite negative | 驚かしたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 驚かそう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 驚かしましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 驚かせ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 驚かすな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 驚かしてください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 驚かさないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 驚かせる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 驚かせない |
| Polite | 驚かせます |
| Polite negative | 驚かせません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 驚かせば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 驚かさなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 驚かしたら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 驚かさなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 驚かされる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 驚かされない |
| Polite | 驚かされます |
| Polite negative | 驚かされません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 驚かさせる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 驚かさせない |
| Polite | 驚かさせます |
| Polite negative | 驚かさせません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 驚かさせられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 驚かさせられない |
| Polite | 驚かさせられます |
| Polite negative | 驚かさせられません |
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- 喜ばす (yorokobasu)to delight, to please, to make happy
- 洗い上げる (araiageru)to finish washing
- 押し入る (oshiiru)to push in, to force into, to break in
- 楽しむ (tanoshimu)to enjoy
- 嫌う (kirau)to hate, to dislike, to loathe
- 見える (mieru)to be seen, to be visible, to be in sight
- 見極める (mikiwameru)to watch to the end
- 限りない (kagirinai)unlimited, endless, boundless
- 呼びかける (yobikakeru)to call out to, to hail, to address
- 交える (majieru)to mix, to combine, to include
About these tables
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