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なせ

nase

verb 未然形

is the negative stem of なせる — to form, to make, to constitute.

  • to build up (e.g. a fortune), to create, to establish
  • to accomplish, to achieve, to win (fame), to gain
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How it’s built

なせる なせ

Negative stem (). 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.

なせる is a ichidan verb (ru-verb), so it follows that pattern.

Name that form

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

Every form of

Polite なせます
Polite negative なせません
Polite past なせました
Polite past negative なせませんでした
Let us ~ なせましょう
Masu-stem ← this oneなせ
Want to ~ なせたい
While ~ing なせながら
Te-form なせて
Plain past なせた
Tara-conditional なせたら
Progressive なせている
Plain negative なせない
Plain past negative なせなかった
Negative te-form なせなくて
Potential なせられる
Ba-conditional なせれば
Imperative なせろ
Volitional なせよう
Passive なせられる
Causative なせさせる
Causative-passive なせさせられる

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In real sentences

To be able to play this difficult phrase well, patience is necessary.

Nihoner sentence bank

On the first day of spring, even though the wind was cold, my heart felt warm for some reason.

Nihoner sentence bank

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Other forms and spellings

なせれなせりゃなせよなせろなせようなせよっなせよふなせるなせんナセルなぜれなぜりゃなぜよなぜろなぜようなぜよっ
negative stem of なせる