匂わす

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
匂
にお
Grade: S
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

Verb

匂(にお)わす • (niowasu) transitive godan (stem 匂(にお)わし (niowashi), past 匂(にお)わした (niowashita))

  1. to insinuate; to imply; to suggest indirectly
    最(さい)終(しゅう)回(かい)に続(ぞく)編(へん)を匂(にお)わすセリフがある。
    Saishūkai ni zokuhen o niowasu serifu ga aru.
    Some lines in the last episode suggest there will be a sequel.
  2. causative of 匂う

Conjugation

Conjugation of "匂わす" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 匂わさ におわさ niowasa
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 匂わし におわし niowashi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 匂わす におわす niowasu
Rentaikei ("attributive") 匂わす におわす niowasu
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 匂わせ におわせ niowase
Meireikei ("imperative") 匂わせ におわせ niowase
Key constructions
Passive 匂わされる におわされる niowasareru
Causative 匂わさせる
匂わさす 		におわさせる
におわさす 		niowasaseru
niowasasu
Potential 匂わせる におわせる niowaseru
Volitional 匂わそう におわそう niowasō
Negative 匂わさない におわさない niowasanai
Negative continuative 匂わさず におわさず niowasazu
Formal 匂わします におわします niowashimasu
Perfective 匂わした におわした niowashita
Conjunctive 匂わして におわして niowashite
Hypothetical conditional 匂わせば におわせば niowaseba
Classical conjugation of "匂はす" (サ行四段活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形) 匂はさ にほはさ nifofasa
Continuative (連用形) 匂はし にほはし nifofasi
Terminal (終止形) 匂はす にほはす nifofasu
Attributive (連体形) 匂はす にほはす nifofasu
Realis (已然形) 匂はせ にほはせ nifofase
Imperative (命令形) 匂はせ にほはせ nifofase
Key constructions
Negative 匂はさず にほはさず nifofasazu
Contrasting conjunction 匂はせど にほはせど nifofasedo
Causal conjunction 匂はせば にほはせば nifofaseba
Conditional conjunction 匂はさば にほはさば nifofasaba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge) 匂はしき にほはしき nifofasiki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge) 匂はしけり にほはしけり nifofasikeri
Perfect tense (conscious action) 匂はしつ にほはしつ nifofasitu
Perfect tense (natural event) 匂はしぬ にほはしぬ nifofasinu
Perfect-continuative tense 匂はせり
匂はしたり		 にほはせり
にほはしたり		 nifofaseri
nifofasitari
Volitional 匂はさむ にほはさむ nifofasamu

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