けせ
kese
JLPT N5 verb 未然形
けせ is the negative stem of けせる — 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
How it’s built
けせる
けせ
Negative stem (未然形). Never used alone — it is the base for ない (not), れる/られる (passive), せる/させる (causative): 書か → 書かない.
けせる is a ichidan verb (ru-verb), so it follows that pattern.
Name that form
Three more forms of けせる. Can you tell what each one is?
Every form of けせる
| Polite (ます形) | けせます |
| Polite negative (ません) | けせません |
| Polite past (ました) | けせました |
| Polite past negative (ませんでした) | けせませんでした |
| Let us ~ (ましょう) | けせましょう |
| Masu-stem (連用形) ← this one | けせ |
| Want to ~ (たい形) | けせたい |
| While ~ing (ながら) | けせながら |
| Te-form (て形) | けせて |
| Plain past (た形) | けせた |
| Tara-conditional (たら形) | けせたら |
| Progressive (ている形) | けせている |
| Plain negative (ない形) | けせない |
| Plain past negative (なかった形) | けせなかった |
| Negative te-form (なくて) | けせなくて |
| Potential (可能形) | けせられる |
| Ba-conditional (条件形) | けせれば |
| Imperative (命令形) | けせろ |
| Volitional (意向形) | けせよう |
| Passive (受身形) | けせられる |
| Causative (使役形) | けせさせる |
| Causative-passive (使役受身形) | けせさせられる |
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Other forms and spellings
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