先を越す

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
先 越
さき
Grade: 1 		こ
Grade: S
kun'yomi

Etymology

From 先 +‎ を +‎ 超す.

Idiom

先(さき)を越(こ)す • (saki o kosu) 

  1. to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
    文句(もんく)を言(い)おうと思(おも)ったら、先(さき)を越(こ)されて謝(あやま)られてしまった。
    Monku o iō to omottara, saki o kosarete ayamararete shimatta.
    That person apologized before I was about to complain.

Conjugation

Conjugation of "先を越す" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 先を越さ さきをこさ saki o kosa
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 先を越し さきをこし saki o koshi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 先を越す さきをこす saki o kosu
Rentaikei ("attributive") 先を越す さきをこす saki o kosu
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 先を越せ さきをこせ saki o kose
Meireikei ("imperative") 先を越せ さきをこせ saki o kose
Key constructions
Passive 先を越される さきをこされる saki o kosareru
Causative 先を越させる
先を越さす 		さきをこさせる
さきをこさす 		saki o kosaseru
saki o kosasu
Potential 先を越せる さきをこせる saki o koseru
Volitional 先を越そう さきをこそう saki o kosō
Negative 先を越さない さきをこさない saki o kosanai
Negative continuative 先を越さず さきをこさず saki o kosazu
Formal 先を越します さきをこします saki o koshimasu
Perfective 先を越した さきをこした saki o koshita
Conjunctive 先を越して さきをこして saki o koshite
Hypothetical conditional 先を越せば さきをこせば saki o koseba
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