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片かたす

かたす · katasu

verb

To move, to put elsewhere

  • to tidy, to put in order

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かたすが
Nakadaka

falls after mora 2 · what is pitch accent?

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Conjugation

Polite 片しますかたします
Polite negative 片しませんかたしません
Polite past 片しましたかたしました
Polite past negative 片しませんでしたかたしませんでした
Let us ~ 片しましょうかたしましょう
Masu-stem 片しかたし
Want to ~ 片したいかたしたい
While ~ing 片しながらかたしながら
Te-form 片してかたして
Plain past 片したかたした
Tara-conditional 片したらかたしたら
Progressive 片しているかたしている
Plain negative 片さないかたさない
Plain past negative 片さなかったかたさなかった
Negative te-form 片さなくてかたさなくて
Potential 片せるかたせる
Ba-conditional 片せばかたせば
Imperative 片せかたせ
Volitional 片そうかたそう
Passive 片されるかたされる
Causative 片させるかたさせる
Causative-passive 片させられるかたさせられる

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What does 片す mean?

To move, to put elsewhere. It can also mean: to tidy, to put in order.

How do you pronounce 片す?

かたす (katasu). Pitch accent: nakadaka — falls after mora 2. Press Listen above to hear it.

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To move, to put elsewhere