干す
ほす · hosu
To air, to dry, to desiccate
- to drain (off)
- to drink up
- to deprive of a role, job, etc.
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Conjugation
| Polite (ます形) | 干しますほします |
| Polite negative (ません) | 干しませんほしません |
| Polite past (ました) | 干しましたほしました |
| Polite past negative (ませんでした) | 干しませんでしたほしませんでした |
| Let us ~ (ましょう) | 干しましょうほしましょう |
| Masu-stem (連用形) | 干しほし |
| Want to ~ (たい形) | 干したいほしたい |
| While ~ing (ながら) | 干しながらほしながら |
| Te-form (て形) | 干してほして |
| Plain past (た形) | 干したほした |
| Tara-conditional (たら形) | 干したらほしたら |
| Progressive (ている形) | 干しているほしている |
| Plain negative (ない形) | 干さないほさない |
| Plain past negative (なかった形) | 干さなかったほさなかった |
| Negative te-form (なくて) | 干さなくてほさなくて |
| Potential (可能形) | 干せるほせる |
| Ba-conditional (条件形) | 干せばほせば |
| Imperative (命令形) | 干せほせ |
| Volitional (意向形) | 干そうほそう |
| Passive (受身形) | 干されるほされる |
| Causative (使役形) | 干させるほさせる |
| Causative-passive (使役受身形) | 干させられるほさせられる |
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What does 干す mean?
To air, to dry, to desiccate. It can also mean: to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc..
How do you pronounce 干す?
ほす (hosu). Pitch accent: atamadaka — high first, then falls. Press Listen above to hear it.
What JLPT level is 干す?
JLPT N2 — upper intermediate. See the JLPT N2 guide.
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