Conjugation

くらす

kurasu

beat up

Godan verb, group 1, ending -su.

Conjugated like 出す, 探す, 話す, 熟す, 聞き逃す, こす

Newbie

The polite forms to talk about now, the future, and the past, and the te-form of requests.

  1. Polite present · -masu

    What you do, usually or soon, said politely. Japanese has one form for the present and the future.

    1. affirmativeくらしますkurashimasu
    2. negativeくらしませんkurashimasen

  2. Polite past · -mashita

    What you did, or did not do, said politely.

    1. affirmativeくらしましたkurashimashita
    2. negativeくらしませんでしたkurashimasen deshita

  3. Te-form

    Links actions (and then…), and with ください asks politely.

    1. くらしてkurashite
    2. requestくらしてくださいkurashite kudasai

  4. Let’s · -mashō

    To suggest doing something together: let’s…

    1. くらしましょうkurashimashō

  5. Wanting to · -tai

    What you want to do. Add です to be polite.

    1. affirmativeくらしたいkurashitai
    2. negativeくらしたくないkurashitakunai
BeginnerThe plain forms of everyday speech, what is going on, what you can do, conditions, and the passive.Plain present · dictionary form · Plain past · -ta · Ongoing · -te iru · Potential · If, when · -tara · PassiveAlso show the Beginner forms (6)

  1. Plain present · dictionary form

    Between friends and family, and before a noun or many phrases. It also says the future.

    1. affirmativeくらすkurasu
    2. negativeくらさないkurasanai

  2. Plain past · -ta

    The past between friends and family, and before a noun.

    1. affirmativeくらしたkurashita
    2. negativeくらさなかったkurasanakatta

  3. Ongoing · -te iru

    What is going on now, a habit, or a state that lasts: 結婚している, to be married.

    1. plainくらしているkurashite iru
    2. politeくらしていますkurashite imasu

  4. Potential

    What you can do. Its object often takes が: 日本語が話せる.

    1. plainくらせるkuraseru
    2. politeくらせますkurasemasu

  5. If, when · -tara

    If or once something happens, and what you found when it did.

    1. くらしたらkurashitara

  6. Passive

    What is done to someone, often to their regret: に marks who does it. It is also a respectful way to speak of others.

    1. plainくらされるkurasareru
    2. politeくらされますkurasaremasu
IntermediateIntentions, orders, conditions, making someone do something, and the verbs of respect and modesty.Volitional · -ō, -yō · Command · Condition · -ba · Causative · Causative passiveAlso show the Intermediate forms (5)

  1. Volitional · -ō, -yō

    Let’s, between friends; with と思う, what you intend to do.

    1. くらそうkurasō

  2. Command

    A blunt order or ban (〜な), heard in sports, on signs, and between men. Politely, say 〜てください.

    1. orderくらせkurase
    2. banくらすなkurasu na

  3. Condition · -ba

    If…: the condition for what follows. In the negative, it also says what you must do: 〜なければならない.

    1. affirmativeくらせばkuraseba
    2. negativeくらさなければkurasanakereba

  4. Causative

    Making or letting someone do something: に or を marks who does it.

    1. plainくらさせるkurasaseru
    2. politeくらさせますkurasasemasu

  5. Causative passive

    Being made to do something you did not want to. In speech, godan verbs often shorten -aserareru to -asareru.

    1. plainくらさせられるkurasaserareru
    2. politeくらさせられますkurasaseraremasu