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Japanese
| Alternative spellings
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增す (kyūjitai)
益す
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Etymology
From Old Japanese ます (“to increase”).
Pronunciation
- Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of 「増す」
| Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
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| Stem forms
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Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形)
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増す
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ます
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| Imperative (命令形)
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増せ
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ませ
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| Key constructions
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| Passive
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増される
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まされる
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| Causative
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増させる
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まさせる
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| Potential
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-
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-
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-
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| Volitional
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増そう
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まそー
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| Negative
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増さない
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まさない
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| Negative perfective
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増さなかった
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まさなかった
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| Formal
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増します
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まします
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| Perfective
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増した
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ました
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| Conjunctive
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増して
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まして
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| Hypothetical conditional
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増せば
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ませば
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Verb
増す • (masu) godan (stem 増し (mashi), past 増した (mashita))
- to increase
- その会社の世間的な信用は来年の株式公開で増すことだろう。
- Sono kaisha no seken teki na shin'yō wa rainen no kabushiki kōkai de masu koto darō.
- The public confidence in the company will increase with an IPO in the coming year.
- (of water) to rise
- 昨晩からのひどい雨で川の水かさが増している。
- Sakuban kara no hidoi ame de kawa no mizukasa ga mashite iru.
- The river has risen due to heavy rain since last night.
Usage notes
- Slightly more literary than the synonym 増える.
Conjugation
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
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| Mizenkei ("imperfective")
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増さ
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まさ
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masa
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| Ren’yōkei ("continuative")
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増し
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まし
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mashi
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| Shūshikei ("terminal")
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増す
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ます
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masu
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| Rentaikei ("attributive")
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増す
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ます
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masu
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| Kateikei ("hypothetical")
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増せ
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ませ
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mase
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| Meireikei ("imperative")
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増せ
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ませ
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mase
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| Key constructions
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| Passive
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増される
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まされる
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masareru
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| Causative
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増させる
増さす
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まさせる
まさす
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masaseru
masasu
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| Potential
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増せる
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ませる
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maseru
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| Volitional
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増そう
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まそう
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masō
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| Negative
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増さない
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まさない
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masanai
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| Negative continuative
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増さず
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まさず
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masazu
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| Formal
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増します
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まします
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mashimasu
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| Perfective
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増した
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ました
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mashita
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| Conjunctive
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増して
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まして
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mashite
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| Hypothetical conditional
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増せば
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ませば
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maseba
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