きたす

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Japanese

Alternative spelling
来す

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Verb

きたす • (kitasu) godan (stem きたし (kitashi), past きたした (kitashita))

  1. to bring about
    意(い)思(し)疎(そ)通(つう)に支(し)障(しょう)をきたす
    ishi sotsū ni shishō o kitasu
    to cause difficulties in understanding each other

Conjugation

Conjugation of "きたす" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") きたさ kitasa
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") きたし kitashi
Shūshikei ("terminal") きたす kitasu
Rentaikei ("attributive") きたす kitasu
Kateikei ("hypothetical") きたせ kitase
Meireikei ("imperative") きたせ kitase
Key constructions
Passive きたされる kitasareru
Causative きたさせる
きたさす 		kitasaseru
kitasasu
Potential きたせる kitaseru
Volitional きたそう kitasō
Negative きたさない kitasanai
Negative continuative きたさず kitasazu
Formal きたします kitashimasu
Perfective きたした kitashita
Conjunctive きたして kitashite
Hypothetical conditional きたせば kitaseba

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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