記す
しるす · shirusu
To write down, to note down, to jot down, to take a note of
- to mention, to describe, to give an account of
- to inscribe, to mark, to brand
- to remember, to engrave (in one's mind)
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Conjugation
| Polite (ます形) | 記しますしるします |
| Polite negative (ません) | 記しませんしるしません |
| Polite past (ました) | 記しましたしるしました |
| Polite past negative (ませんでした) | 記しませんでしたしるしませんでした |
| Let us ~ (ましょう) | 記しましょうしるしましょう |
| Masu-stem (連用形) | 記ししるし |
| Want to ~ (たい形) | 記したいしるしたい |
| While ~ing (ながら) | 記しながらしるしながら |
| Te-form (て形) | 記してしるして |
| Plain past (た形) | 記したしるした |
| Tara-conditional (たら形) | 記したらしるしたら |
| Progressive (ている形) | 記しているしるしている |
| Plain negative (ない形) | 記さないしるさない |
| Plain past negative (なかった形) | 記さなかったしるさなかった |
| Negative te-form (なくて) | 記さなくてしるさなくて |
| Potential (可能形) | 記せるしるせる |
| Ba-conditional (条件形) | 記せばしるせば |
| Imperative (命令形) | 記せしるせ |
| Volitional (意向形) | 記そうしるそう |
| Passive (受身形) | 記されるしるされる |
| Causative (使役形) | 記させるしるさせる |
| Causative-passive (使役受身形) | 記させられるしるさせられる |
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What does 記す mean?
To write down, to note down, to jot down, to take a note of. It can also mean: to mention, to describe, to give an account of; to inscribe, to mark, to brand; to remember, to engrave (in one's mind).
How do you pronounce 記す?
しるす (shirusu). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.
What JLPT level is 記す?
JLPT N1 — advanced. See the JLPT N1 guide.
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