任す
まかす · makasu
To entrust, to leave to a person
- to entrust (to someone), to leave (in someone's hands)
falls after mora 2 · what is pitch accent?
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Conjugation
| Polite (ます形) | 任しますまかします |
| Polite negative (ません) | 任しませんまかしません |
| Polite past (ました) | 任しましたまかしました |
| Polite past negative (ませんでした) | 任しませんでしたまかしませんでした |
| Let us ~ (ましょう) | 任しましょうまかしましょう |
| Masu-stem (連用形) | 任しまかし |
| Want to ~ (たい形) | 任したいまかしたい |
| While ~ing (ながら) | 任しながらまかしながら |
| Te-form (て形) | 任してまかして |
| Plain past (た形) | 任したまかした |
| Tara-conditional (たら形) | 任したらまかしたら |
| Progressive (ている形) | 任しているまかしている |
| Plain negative (ない形) | 任さないまかさない |
| Plain past negative (なかった形) | 任さなかったまかさなかった |
| Negative te-form (なくて) | 任さなくてまかさなくて |
| Potential (可能形) | 任せるまかせる |
| Ba-conditional (条件形) | 任せばまかせば |
| Imperative (命令形) | 任せまかせ |
| Volitional (意向形) | 任そうまかそう |
| Passive (受身形) | 任されるまかされる |
| Causative (使役形) | 任させるまかさせる |
| Causative-passive (使役受身形) | 任させられるまかさせられる |
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What does 任す mean?
To entrust, to leave to a person. It can also mean: to entrust (to someone), to leave (in someone's hands).
How do you pronounce 任す?
まかす (makasu). Pitch accent: nakadaka — falls after mora 2. Press Listen above to hear it.
What JLPT level is 任す?
JLPT N1 — advanced. See the JLPT N1 guide.
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