治す

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
治
なお
Grade: 4
kun’yomi

Etymology

Related to 直(なお)す (naosu, “to fix, to correct”).

Pronunciation

  • Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of "治す"
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形) 		治す なお​す
Imperative (命令形) 治せ なお​せ
Key constructions
Passive 治される なおされ​る
Causative 治させる なおさせ​る
Potential 治せる なおせ​る
Volitional 治そう なおそ​ー
Negative 治さない なおさ​ない
Negative perfective 治さなかった なおさ​なかった
Formal 治します なおしま​す
Perfective 治した なお​した
Conjunctive 治して なお​して
Hypothetical conditional 治せば なお​せば

Verb

治(なお)す • (naosu) ←なほす (nafosu)?transitive godan (stem 治(なお)し (naoshi), past 治(なお)した (naoshita))

  1. to cure, to heal

Conjugation

Conjugation of "治す" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 治さ なおさ naosa
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 治し なおし naoshi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 治す なおす naosu
Rentaikei ("attributive") 治す なおす naosu
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 治せ なおせ naose
Meireikei ("imperative") 治せ なおせ naose
Key constructions
Passive 治される なおされる naosareru
Causative 治させる
治さす 		なおさせる
なおさす 		naosaseru
naosasu
Potential 治せる なおせる naoseru
Volitional 治そう なおそう naosō
Negative 治さない なおさない naosanai
Negative continuative 治さず なおさず naosazu
Formal 治します なおします naoshimasu
Perfective 治した なおした naoshita
Conjunctive 治して なおして naoshite
Hypothetical conditional 治せば なおせば naoseba

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References

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