灯す
ともす · tomosu
To light (a candle, lamp, etc.), to turn on (a light)
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| Polite (ます形) | 灯しますともします |
| Polite negative (ません) | 灯しませんともしません |
| Polite past (ました) | 灯しましたともしました |
| Polite past negative (ませんでした) | 灯しませんでしたともしませんでした |
| Let us ~ (ましょう) | 灯しましょうともしましょう |
| Masu-stem (連用形) | 灯しともし |
| Want to ~ (たい形) | 灯したいともしたい |
| While ~ing (ながら) | 灯しながらともしながら |
| Te-form (て形) | 灯してともして |
| Plain past (た形) | 灯したともした |
| Tara-conditional (たら形) | 灯したらともしたら |
| Progressive (ている形) | 灯しているともしている |
| Plain negative (ない形) | 灯さないともさない |
| Plain past negative (なかった形) | 灯さなかったともさなかった |
| Negative te-form (なくて) | 灯さなくてともさなくて |
| Potential (可能形) | 灯せるともせる |
| Ba-conditional (条件形) | 灯せばともせば |
| Imperative (命令形) | 灯せともせ |
| Volitional (意向形) | 灯そうともそう |
| Passive (受身形) | 灯されるともされる |
| Causative (使役形) | 灯させるともさせる |
| Causative-passive (使役受身形) | 灯させられるともさせられる |
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What does 灯す mean?
To light (a candle, lamp, etc.), to turn on (a light).
How do you pronounce 灯す?
ともす (tomosu). Pitch accent: nakadaka — falls after mora 2. Press Listen above to hear it.
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