押す
おす · osu
To push, to thrust, to shove
- to press (down), to push (e.g. a button), to exert pressure on
- to stamp (e.g. one's name), to affix (a seal)
- to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
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Conjugation
| Polite (ます形) | 押しますおします |
| Polite negative (ません) | 押しませんおしません |
| Polite past (ました) | 押しましたおしました |
| Polite past negative (ませんでした) | 押しませんでしたおしませんでした |
| Let us ~ (ましょう) | 押しましょうおしましょう |
| Masu-stem (連用形) | 押しおし |
| Want to ~ (たい形) | 押したいおしたい |
| While ~ing (ながら) | 押しながらおしながら |
| Te-form (て形) | 押しておして |
| Plain past (た形) | 押したおした |
| Tara-conditional (たら形) | 押したらおしたら |
| Progressive (ている形) | 押しているおしている |
| Plain negative (ない形) | 押さないおさない |
| Plain past negative (なかった形) | 押さなかったおさなかった |
| Negative te-form (なくて) | 押さなくておさなくて |
| Potential (可能形) | 押せるおせる |
| Ba-conditional (条件形) | 押せばおせば |
| Imperative (命令形) | 押せおせ |
| Volitional (意向形) | 押そうおそう |
| Passive (受身形) | 押されるおされる |
| Causative (使役形) | 押させるおさせる |
| Causative-passive (使役受身形) | 押させられるおさせられる |
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What does 押す mean?
To push, to thrust, to shove. It can also mean: to press (down), to push (e.g. a button), to exert pressure on; to stamp (e.g. one's name), to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf).
How do you pronounce 押す?
おす (osu). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.
What JLPT level is 押す?
JLPT N5 — beginner. See the JLPT N5 guide.
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