興す

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
興
おこ
Grade: 5
kun'yomi

Verb

興(おこ)す • (okosu) transitive godan (stem 興(おこ)し (okoshi), past 興(おこ)した (okoshita))

  1. produce, promote
    新(あたら)しい産業(さんぎょう)を興(おこ)す
    atarashii sangyō o okosu
    produce a new industry
  2. found, establish
    店(みせ)を興(おこ)す
    mise o okosu
    found a store

Conjugation

Conjugation of "興す" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 興さ おこさ okosa
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 興し おこし okoshi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 興す おこす okosu
Rentaikei ("attributive") 興す おこす okosu
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 興せ おこせ okose
Meireikei ("imperative") 興せ おこせ okose
Key constructions
Passive 興される おこされる okosareru
Causative 興させる
興さす 		おこさせる
おこさす 		okosaseru
okosasu
Potential 興せる おこせる okoseru
Volitional 興そう おこそう okosō
Negative 興さない おこさない okosanai
Negative continuative 興さず おこさず okosazu
Formal 興します おこします okoshimasu
Perfective 興した おこした okoshita
Conjunctive 興して おこして okoshite
Hypothetical conditional 興せば おこせば okoseba

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