任す (makasu)
任す (まかす, makasu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- まかす
- Romaji
- makasu
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す
- Level
- JLPT N1 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands) · godan verb, transitive · oft. in the passive
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 任す
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 | 任す | まかす makasu |
| Polite (~masu) | 任します | まかします makashimasu |
| Negative | 任さない | まかさない makasanai |
| Polite negative | 任しません | まかしません makashimasen |
| Past | 任した | まかした makashita |
| Polite past | 任しました | まかしました makashimashita |
| Negative past | 任さなかった | まかさなかった makasanakatta |
| Te-form | 任して | まかして makashite |
| Potential | 任せる | まかせる makaseru |
| Passive | 任される | まかされる makasareru |
| Causative | 任させる | まかさせる makasaseru |
| Volitional | 任そう | まかそう makasou |
| Imperative | 任せ | まかせ makase |
| Conditional (~ba) | 任せば | まかせば makaseba |
Kanji in 任す
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 任す.
責任せきにんduty任せるまかせるto leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone)就任しゅうにんassumption (of office)任務にんむduty任命にんめいappointment転任てんにんchange of post主任しゅにんperson in charge信任しんにんtrust赴任ふにんmoving to a different location to start a new job
Source: JMdict entry 1467130 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.