貸す
かす · kasu
To lend, to loan
- to rent out, to hire out
- to hand (over), to give
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Conjugation
| Polite (ます形) | 貸しますかします |
| Polite negative (ません) | 貸しませんかしません |
| Polite past (ました) | 貸しましたかしました |
| Polite past negative (ませんでした) | 貸しませんでしたかしませんでした |
| Let us ~ (ましょう) | 貸しましょうかしましょう |
| Masu-stem (連用形) | 貸しかし |
| Want to ~ (たい形) | 貸したいかしたい |
| While ~ing (ながら) | 貸しながらかしながら |
| Te-form (て形) | 貸してかして |
| Plain past (た形) | 貸したかした |
| Tara-conditional (たら形) | 貸したらかしたら |
| Progressive (ている形) | 貸しているかしている |
| Plain negative (ない形) | 貸さないかさない |
| Plain past negative (なかった形) | 貸さなかったかさなかった |
| Negative te-form (なくて) | 貸さなくてかさなくて |
| Potential (可能形) | 貸せるかせる |
| Ba-conditional (条件形) | 貸せばかせば |
| Imperative (命令形) | 貸せかせ |
| Volitional (意向形) | 貸そうかそう |
| Passive (受身形) | 貸されるかされる |
| Causative (使役形) | 貸させるかさせる |
| Causative-passive (使役受身形) | 貸させられるかさせられる |
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What does 貸す mean?
To lend, to loan. It can also mean: to rent out, to hire out; to hand (over), to give.
How do you pronounce 貸す?
かす (kasu). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.
What JLPT level is 貸す?
JLPT N5 — beginner. See the JLPT N5 guide.
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