回す

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
まわ
Grade: 2
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
廻す

Etymology

See (まわ) (mawaru).

Pronunciation

  • Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of 「回す
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形)
回す わす
Imperative (命令形) 回せ わせ
Key constructions
Passive 回される わされる
Causative 回させる わさせる
Potential 回せる わせる
Volitional 回そう わそ
Negative 回さない わさない
Negative perfective 回さなかった わさなかった
Formal 回します わしま
Perfective 回した わした
Conjunctive 回して わして
Hypothetical conditional 回せば わせ

Verb

(まわ) (mawasuまはす (mafasu)?transitive godan (stem (まわ) (mawashi), past (まわ)した (mawashita))

Japanese verb pair
active (まわ)
mediopassive (まわ)
  1. turn, spin, rotate
    (かさ)くるくる(まわ)
    kasa o kurukuru mawasu
    to twirl an umbrella
  2. pass (something to another person)
  3. send something or refer someone to a place where they are needed
  4. invest

Conjugation

References

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