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Japanese verb押す (osu) Conjugation
押す (osu) means “to push, to press”. It is a う-verb (godan) verb. It is an う-verb (godan): the last sound changes, 押さない and 押します, and the te-form is 押して. 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 push, to press
- Type
- う-verb (godan)
- Dictionary form
- 押す
- Reading
- おす
- Romaji
- osu
- Masu form
- 押します
- Nai form
- 押さない
- Te-form
- 押して
- Ta form
- 押した
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 押す |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 押さない |
| Polite | 押します |
| Polite negative | 押しません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 押した |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 押さなかった |
| Polite | 押しました |
| Polite negative | 押しませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 押して |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 押さないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 押している |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 押していない |
| Polite | 押しています |
| Polite negative | 押していません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 押したい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 押したくない |
| Polite | 押したいです |
| Polite negative | 押したくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 押そう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 押しましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 押せ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 押すな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 押してください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 押さないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 押せる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 押せない |
| Polite | 押せます |
| Polite negative | 押せません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 押せば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 押さなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 押したら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 押さなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 押される |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 押されない |
| Polite | 押されます |
| Polite negative | 押されません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 押させる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 押させない |
| Polite | 押させます |
| Polite negative | 押させません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 押させられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 押させられない |
| Polite | 押させられます |
| Polite negative | 押させられません |
More common Japanese verbs and adjectives
- 返す (kaesu)to give back
- 洗う (arau)to wash
- 浴びる (abiru)to take (a shower)
- 歌う (utau)to sing
- 弾く (hiku)to play (an instrument)
- 撮る (toru)to take (a photo)
- 引く (hiku)to pull
- 置く (oku)to put, to place
- 探す (sagasu)to look for
- 見つける (mitsukeru)to find
- 続ける (tsuzukeru)to continue
- やめる (yameru)to stop, to quit
About these tables
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