伸ばす

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
伸
の
Grade: S
kun'yomi

Etymology

Cognate with Japanese 延(の)ばす (nobasu).

Pronunciation

  • Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of 「伸ばす」
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形) 		伸ばす のばす
Imperative (命令形) 伸ばせ のばせ
Key constructions
Passive 伸ばされる のばされる
Causative 伸ばさせる のばさせる
Potential 伸ばせる のばせる
Volitional 伸ばそう のばそー
Negative 伸ばさない のばさない
Negative perfective 伸ばさなかった のばさなかった
Formal 伸ばします のばします
Perfective 伸ばした のばした
Conjunctive 伸ばして のばして
Hypothetical conditional 伸ばせば のばせば

Verb

伸(の)ばす • (nobasu) transitive godan (stem 伸(の)ばし (nobashi), past 伸(の)ばした (nobashita))

Japanese verb pair
active 伸ばす
mediopassive 伸びる
  1. let something grow long
    髪(かみ)を伸(の)ばす
    kami o nobasu
    to grow hair
  2. straighten out
  3. expand, extend, increase
  4. spread
    ファンデを伸(の)ばす
    fande o nobasu
    to apply foundation evenly to the face

Conjugation

Conjugation of "伸ばす" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 伸ばさ のばさ nobasa
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 伸ばし のばし nobashi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 伸ばす のばす nobasu
Rentaikei ("attributive") 伸ばす のばす nobasu
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 伸ばせ のばせ nobase
Meireikei ("imperative") 伸ばせ のばせ nobase
Key constructions
Passive 伸ばされる のばされる nobasareru
Causative 伸ばさせる
伸ばさす 		のばさせる
のばさす 		nobasaseru
nobasasu
Potential 伸ばせる のばせる nobaseru
Volitional 伸ばそう のばそう nobasō
Negative 伸ばさない のばさない nobasanai
Negative continuative 伸ばさず のばさず nobasazu
Formal 伸ばします のばします nobashimasu
Perfective 伸ばした のばした nobashita
Conjunctive 伸ばして のばして nobashite
Hypothetical conditional 伸ばせば のばせば nobaseba
Classical conjugation of "伸ばす" (サ行四段活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形) 伸ばさ のばさ nobasa
Continuative (連用形) 伸ばし のばし nobasi
Terminal (終止形) 伸ばす のばす nobasu
Attributive (連体形) 伸ばす のばす nobasu
Realis (已然形) 伸ばせ のばせ nobase
Imperative (命令形) 伸ばせ のばせ nobase
Key constructions
Negative 伸ばさず のばさず nobasazu
Contrasting conjunction 伸ばせど のばせど nobasedo
Causal conjunction 伸ばせば のばせば nobaseba
Conditional conjunction 伸ばさば のばさば nobasaba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge) 伸ばしき のばしき nobasiki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge) 伸ばしけり のばしけり nobasikeri
Perfect tense (conscious action) 伸ばしつ のばしつ nobasitu
Perfect tense (natural event) 伸ばしぬ のばしぬ nobasinu
Perfect-continuative tense 伸ばせり
伸ばしたり		 のばせり
のばしたり		 nobaseri
nobasitari
Volitional 伸ばさむ のばさむ nobasamu

See also

References

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