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