肥やす

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
肥
こ
Grade: 5
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

Verb

肥(こ)やす • (koyasu) transitive godan (stem 肥(こ)やし (koyashi), past 肥(こ)やした (koyashita))

Japanese verb pair
active 肥やす
mediopassive 肥える
  1. to fertilize
    痩(や)せた土地(とち)を肥(こ)やす
    yaseta tochi o koyasu
    to fertilize the sterile land
  2. to fatten (livestock)
    豚(ぶた)を肥(こ)やす
    buta o koyasu
    to fatten the pigs
  3. to bring unjust enrichment to; to benefit unfairly
    私(し)腹(ふく)を肥(こ)やす
    shifuku o koyasu
    to line one's pockets
  4. to make perceptive/sensible
    舌(した)を肥(こ)やす
    shita o koyasu
    to make someone/oneself picky about food (lit. to make the tongue sensible)
  5. (taking sensory organs such as 目(め) (me, “eyes”) as object) to enjoy sensually

Conjugation

Conjugation of "肥やす" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 肥やさ こやさ koyasa
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 肥やし こやし koyashi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 肥やす こやす koyasu
Rentaikei ("attributive") 肥やす こやす koyasu
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 肥やせ こやせ koyase
Meireikei ("imperative") 肥やせ こやせ koyase
Key constructions
Passive 肥やされる こやされる koyasareru
Causative 肥やさせる
肥やさす 		こやさせる
こやさす 		koyasaseru
koyasasu
Potential 肥やせる こやせる koyaseru
Volitional 肥やそう こやそう koyasō
Negative 肥やさない こやさない koyasanai
Negative continuative 肥やさず こやさず koyasazu
Formal 肥やします こやします koyashimasu
Perfective 肥やした こやした koyashita
Conjunctive 肥やして こやして koyashite
Hypothetical conditional 肥やせば こやせば koyaseba
Classical conjugation of "肥やす" (サ行四段活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形) 肥やさ こやさ koyasa
Continuative (連用形) 肥やし こやし koyasi
Terminal (終止形) 肥やす こやす koyasu
Attributive (連体形) 肥やす こやす koyasu
Realis (已然形) 肥やせ こやせ koyase
Imperative (命令形) 肥やせ こやせ koyase
Key constructions
Negative 肥やさず こやさず koyasazu
Contrasting conjunction 肥やせど こやせど koyasedo
Causal conjunction 肥やせば こやせば koyaseba
Conditional conjunction 肥やさば こやさば koyasaba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge) 肥やしき こやしき koyasiki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge) 肥やしけり こやしけり koyasikeri
Perfect tense (conscious action) 肥やしつ こやしつ koyasitu
Perfect tense (natural event) 肥やしぬ こやしぬ koyasinu
Perfect-continuative tense 肥やせり
肥やしたり		 こやせり
こやしたり		 koyaseri
koyasitari
Volitional 肥やさむ こやさむ koyasamu

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