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けし

keshi

JLPT N5 verb 連用形

is the masu-stem of けす — to erase, to rub out, to rub off, to cross out, to delete.

  • to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.), to switch off
  • to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.), to put out
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How it’s built

けす けし

Masu-stem (). The base for ます, たい and ながら, and the way to link two actions: 書き → 書きます.

けす is a godan verb (u-verb), so it follows that pattern.

Name that form

Three more forms of . Can you tell what each one is?

Every form of

Polite けします
Polite negative けしません
Polite past けしました
Polite past negative けしませんでした
Let us ~ けしましょう
Masu-stem ← this oneけし
Want to ~ けしたい
While ~ing けしながら
Te-form けして
Plain past けした
Tara-conditional けしたら
Progressive けしている
Plain negative けさない
Plain past negative けさなかった
Negative te-form けさなくて
Potential けせる
Ba-conditional けせば
Imperative けせ
Volitional けそう
Passive けされる
Causative けさせる
Causative-passive けさせられる

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In real sentences

Sunburned skin is also a summer memory.

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I apologize for the trouble, but please forgive me.

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When I waxed this floor, it became very clean.

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Other forms and spellings

けしゃけそけそうけそっけそふけすケシげすげそふケスゲス
masu-stem of けす