潰す
つぶす · tsubusu
To smash, to crush, to flatten
- to shut down, to put out of business, to force (a company) to close up shop
- to wreck, to break, to block, to thwart
- to butcher, to slaughter, to kill (livestock, for food)
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Conjugation
| Polite (ます形) | 潰しますつぶします |
| Polite negative (ません) | 潰しませんつぶしません |
| Polite past (ました) | 潰しましたつぶしました |
| Polite past negative (ませんでした) | 潰しませんでしたつぶしませんでした |
| Let us ~ (ましょう) | 潰しましょうつぶしましょう |
| Masu-stem (連用形) | 潰しつぶし |
| Want to ~ (たい形) | 潰したいつぶしたい |
| While ~ing (ながら) | 潰しながらつぶしながら |
| Te-form (て形) | 潰してつぶして |
| Plain past (た形) | 潰したつぶした |
| Tara-conditional (たら形) | 潰したらつぶしたら |
| Progressive (ている形) | 潰しているつぶしている |
| Plain negative (ない形) | 潰さないつぶさない |
| Plain past negative (なかった形) | 潰さなかったつぶさなかった |
| Negative te-form (なくて) | 潰さなくてつぶさなくて |
| Potential (可能形) | 潰せるつぶせる |
| Ba-conditional (条件形) | 潰せばつぶせば |
| Imperative (命令形) | 潰せつぶせ |
| Volitional (意向形) | 潰そうつぶそう |
| Passive (受身形) | 潰されるつぶされる |
| Causative (使役形) | 潰させるつぶさせる |
| Causative-passive (使役受身形) | 潰させられるつぶさせられる |
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What does 潰す mean?
To smash, to crush, to flatten. It can also mean: to shut down, to put out of business, to force (a company) to close up shop; to wreck, to break, to block, to thwart; to butcher, to slaughter, to kill (livestock, for food).
How do you pronounce 潰す?
つぶす (tsubusu). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.
What JLPT level is 潰す?
JLPT N2 — upper intermediate. See the JLPT N2 guide.
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