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Japanese verb刺す (sasu) Conjugation
刺す (sasu) means “to pierce, to stab, to prick”. It is a う-verb (godan) verb. It is an う-verb (godan): the last sound changes, 刺さない and 刺します, and the te-form is 刺して. 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 pierce, to stab, to prick
- Type
- う-verb (godan)
- Dictionary form
- 刺す
- Reading
- さす
- Romaji
- sasu
- Masu form
- 刺します
- Nai form
- 刺さない
- Te-form
- 刺して
- Ta form
- 刺した
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 刺す |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 刺さない |
| Polite | 刺します |
| Polite negative | 刺しません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 刺した |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 刺さなかった |
| Polite | 刺しました |
| Polite negative | 刺しませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 刺して |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 刺さないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 刺している |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 刺していない |
| Polite | 刺しています |
| Polite negative | 刺していません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 刺したい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 刺したくない |
| Polite | 刺したいです |
| Polite negative | 刺したくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 刺そう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 刺しましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 刺せ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 刺すな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 刺してください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 刺さないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 刺せる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 刺せない |
| Polite | 刺せます |
| Polite negative | 刺せません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 刺せば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 刺さなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 刺したら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 刺さなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 刺される |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 刺されない |
| Polite | 刺されます |
| Polite negative | 刺されません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 刺させる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 刺させない |
| Polite | 刺させます |
| Polite negative | 刺させません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 刺させられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 刺させられない |
| Polite | 刺させられます |
| Polite negative | 刺させられません |
More common Japanese verbs and adjectives
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- 減る (heru)to decrease, to diminish, to abate
- 広まる (hiromaru)to spread, to be propagated
- 告げる (tsugeru)to tell, to inform, to announce
- 際立つ (kiwadatsu)to be prominent, to be conspicuous, to stand out
- 削る (kezuru)to shave, to sharpen, to plane
- 受け継ぐ (uketsugu)to inherit, to succeed, to take over
- 集まる (atsumaru)to gather, to collect, to assemble
- 出遅れる (deokureru)to get a late start
- 準じる (junjiru)to follow, to conform to, to be based on
- 書き込む (kakikomu)to fill in, to fill out
- 助ける (tasukeru)to save, to rescue, to spare
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