志す
こころざす · kokorozasu
To plan, to intend, to aspire to, to set aims (sights on)
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Conjugation
| Polite (ます形) | 志しますこころざします |
| Polite negative (ません) | 志しませんこころざしません |
| Polite past (ました) | 志しましたこころざしました |
| Polite past negative (ませんでした) | 志しませんでしたこころざしませんでした |
| Let us ~ (ましょう) | 志しましょうこころざしましょう |
| Masu-stem (連用形) | 志しこころざし |
| Want to ~ (たい形) | 志したいこころざしたい |
| While ~ing (ながら) | 志しながらこころざしながら |
| Te-form (て形) | 志してこころざして |
| Plain past (た形) | 志したこころざした |
| Tara-conditional (たら形) | 志したらこころざしたら |
| Progressive (ている形) | 志しているこころざしている |
| Plain negative (ない形) | 志さないこころざさない |
| Plain past negative (なかった形) | 志さなかったこころざさなかった |
| Negative te-form (なくて) | 志さなくてこころざさなくて |
| Potential (可能形) | 志せるこころざせる |
| Ba-conditional (条件形) | 志せばこころざせば |
| Imperative (命令形) | 志せこころざせ |
| Volitional (意向形) | 志そうこころざそう |
| Passive (受身形) | 志されるこころざされる |
| Causative (使役形) | 志させるこころざさせる |
| Causative-passive (使役受身形) | 志させられるこころざさせられる |
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What does 志す mean?
To plan, to intend, to aspire to, to set aims (sights on).
How do you pronounce 志す?
こころざす (kokorozasu). Pitch accent: nakadaka — falls after mora 4. Press Listen above to hear it.
What JLPT level is 志す?
JLPT N1 — advanced. See the JLPT N1 guide.
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