I Love Kanjiよごす (yogosu)
よごす is a Japanese verb meaning “to pollute; to contaminate”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- よごす
- Romaji
- yogosu
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す
- Level
- JLPT N2 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to make dirty; to stain · godan verb, transitive
- to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor; to defile · godan verb, transitive · esp. けがす
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of よごす
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | よごす | よごす yogosu |
| Polite (~masu) | よごします | よごします yogoshimasu |
| Negative | よごさない | よごさない yogosanai |
| Polite negative | よごしません | よごしません yogoshimasen |
| Past | よごした | よごした yogoshita |
| Polite past | よごしました | よごしました yogoshimashita |
| Negative past | よごさなかった | よごさなかった yogosanakatta |
| Te-form | よごして | よごして yogoshite |
| Potential | よごせる | よごせる yogoseru |
| Passive | よごされる | よごされる yogosareru |
| Causative | よごさせる | よごさせる yogosaseru |
| Volitional | よごそう | よごそう yogosou |
| Imperative | よごせ | よごせ yogose |
| Conditional (~ba) | よごせば | よごせば yogoseba |
Source: JMdict entry 1178960 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.