貸す

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
貸
か
Grade: 5
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

  • Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of "貸す"
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形) 		貸す かす
Imperative (命令形) 貸せ かせ
Key constructions
Passive 貸される かされる
Causative 貸させる かさせる
Potential 貸せる かせる
Volitional 貸そう かそ​ー
Negative 貸さない かさない
Negative perfective 貸さなかった かさな​かった
Formal 貸します かしま​す
Perfective 貸した かした
Conjunctive 貸して かして
Hypothetical conditional 貸せば かせ​ば

Verb

貸(か)す • (kasu) transitive godan (stem 貸(か)し (kashi), past 貸(か)した (kashita))

  1. to lend; to let someone use
    銀(ぎん)行(こう)は利(り)子(し)を取(と)って金(かね)を貸(か)す。
    Ginkō wa rishi o totte kane o kasu.
    A bank lends money at interest.
    本(ほん)を貸(か)してくれた。
    Hon o kashitekureta.
    (did me a favor and) lent me the book.
    トイレを貸(か)して下(くだ)さい。
    Toire o kashite kudasai.
    Please let me use your toilet.
  2. to lease
    事(じ)務(む)所(しょ)を貸(か)す ― jimusho o kasu ― lease office space
  3. (American English) to rent out; (British English) to hire out
    ボートを貸(か)してもらえますか？
    Bōto o kashitemoraemasu ka?
    Will you rent me a boat?/Will you hire me a boat?

Conjugation

Conjugation of "貸す" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 貸さ かさ kasa
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 貸し かし kashi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 貸す かす kasu
Rentaikei ("attributive") 貸す かす kasu
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 貸せ かせ kase
Meireikei ("imperative") 貸せ かせ kase
Key constructions
Passive 貸される かされる kasareru
Causative 貸させる
貸さす 		かさせる
かさす 		kasaseru
kasasu
Potential 貸せる かせる kaseru
Volitional 貸そう かそう kasō
Negative 貸さない かさない kasanai
Negative continuative 貸さず かさず kasazu
Formal 貸します かします kashimasu
Perfective 貸した かした kashita
Conjunctive 貸して かして kashite
Hypothetical conditional 貸せば かせば kaseba

Antonyms

References

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