通す

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
とお
Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

  • Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of 「通す
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形)
通す おす
Imperative (命令形) 通せ おせ
Key constructions
Passive 通される おされ
Causative 通させる おさせ
Potential 通せる おせ
Volitional 通そう おそ
Negative 通さない おさない
Negative perfective 通さなかった おさなかった
Formal 通します おしま
Perfective 通した おした
Conjunctive 通して おして
Hypothetical conditional 通せば おせば

Verb

(とお) (tōsuとほす (tofosu)?transitive godan (stem (とお) (tōshi), past (とお)した (tōshita))

Japanese verb pair
active 通す
mediopassive 通る
  1. to let through, to let pass
  2. to pass through, to cause to move through
  3. to persist in until the end
    自分(じぶん)のやり(かた)(とお)
    jibun no yarikata o tōsu
    to persist in one's way of doing things
  4. to make something happen by force
    無理(むり)(とお)
    muri o tōsu
    to do something unreasonable by force

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References

  1. ^ Hirayama, Teruo, editor (1960), 全国アクセント辞典 (Zenkoku Akusento Jiten, Nationwide Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Tōkyōdō, →ISBN