余す

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
余
あま
Grade: 5
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
餘す (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

Verb

余(あま)す • (amasu) transitive godan (stem 余(あま)し (amashi), past 余(あま)した (amashita))

Japanese verb pair
active 余す
mediopassive 余る
  1. be left over
    余(あま)すところなく
    amasu tokoro naku
    fully, thoroughly

Conjugation

Conjugation of "余す" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 余さ あまさ amasa
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 余し あまし amashi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 余す あます amasu
Rentaikei ("attributive") 余す あます amasu
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 余せ あませ amase
Meireikei ("imperative") 余せ あませ amase
Key constructions
Passive 余される あまされる amasareru
Causative 余させる
余さす 		あまさせる
あまさす 		amasaseru
amasasu
Potential 余せる あませる amaseru
Volitional 余そう あまそう amasō
Negative 余さない あまさない amasanai
Negative continuative 余さず あまさず amasazu
Formal 余します あまします amashimasu
Perfective 余した あました amashita
Conjunctive 余して あまして amashite
Hypothetical conditional 余せば あませば amaseba

References

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