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Japanese
Noun
やす • (yasu)
- 簎, 矠: spear, lance
Proper noun
やす • (Yasu)
- 靖: a female given name
Suffix
やす • (-yasu)
- (colloquial) Contraction of ます.
Usage notes
- This form of denasalisation is also seen in すいません for 済みません.
Conjugation
Stem forms
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Imperfective (未然形)
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やし¹ やせ
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-yashi¹ -yase
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Continuative (連用形)
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やし
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-yashi
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Terminal (終止形)
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やす
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-yasu
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Attributive (連体形)
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やす
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-yasu
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Hypothetical (仮定形)
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–
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-
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Imperative (命令形)
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やせ¹ やし¹
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-yase2 -yashi2
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Key constructions
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Passive
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-
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-
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Causative
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-
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-
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Potential
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-
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-
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Volitional
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やしょう
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-yashō
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Negative
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やしない やせん
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-yashinai -yasen
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Negative continuative
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やせず
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-yasezu
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Formal
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-
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-
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Perfective
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やした
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-yashita
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Conjunctive
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やして
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-yashite
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Hypothetical conditional
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-
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-
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¹ Only used in やしない 2 Only used with honorific verbs
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