Conjugation

殺す

ころすkorosu

kill

Godan verb, group 1, ending -su.

Conjugated like 出す, 探す, 話す, 残す, 目指す, 示す

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殺しますころしますkoroshimasu
    2. negative殺しませんころしませんkoroshimasen

  2. Polite past · -mashita

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

    1. affirmative殺しましたころしましたkoroshimashita
    2. negative殺しませんでしたころしませんでしたkoroshimasen deshita

  3. Te-form

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

    1. 殺してころしてkoroshite
    2. request殺してくださいころしてくださいkoroshite kudasai

  4. Let’s · -mashō

    To suggest doing something together: let’s…

    1. 殺しましょうころしましょうkoroshimashō

  5. Wanting to · -tai

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

    1. affirmative殺したいころしたいkoroshitai
    2. negative殺したくないころしたくないkoroshitakunai
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殺すころすkorosu
    2. negative殺さないころさないkorosanai

  2. Plain past · -ta

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

    1. affirmative殺したころしたkoroshita
    2. negative殺さなかったころさなかったkorosanakatta

  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殺しているころしているkoroshite iru
    2. polite殺していますころしていますkoroshite imasu

  4. Potential

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

    1. plain殺せるころせるkoroseru
    2. polite殺せますころせますkorosemasu

  5. If, when · -tara

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

    1. 殺したらころしたらkoroshitara

  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殺されるころされるkorosareru
    2. polite殺されますころされますkorosaremasu
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. 殺そうころそうkorosō

  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殺せころせkorose
    2. ban殺すなころすなkorosu 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殺せばころせばkoroseba
    2. negative殺さなければころさなければkorosanakereba

  4. Causative

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

    1. plain殺させるころさせるkorosaseru
    2. polite殺させますころさせますkorosasemasu

  5. Causative passive

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

    1. plain殺させられるころさせられるkorosaserareru
    2. polite殺させられますころさせられますkorosaseraremasu