延ばす (nobasu)
延ばす (のばす, nobasu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to grow long (e.g. hair, nails)”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- のばす
- Romaji
- nobasu
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す
- Level
- JLPT N3 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to grow long (e.g. hair, nails) · godan verb, transitive · esp. 伸ばす
- to lengthen; to extend; to stretch · godan verb, transitive
- to reach out; to hold out · godan verb, transitive · esp. 伸ばす
- to straighten; to smooth out · godan verb, transitive
- to spread evenly (dough, cream, etc.) · godan verb, transitive
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 延ばす
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 | 延ばす | のばす nobasu |
| Polite (~masu) | 延ばします | のばします nobashimasu |
| Negative | 延ばさない | のばさない nobasanai |
| Polite negative | 延ばしません | のばしません nobashimasen |
| Past | 延ばした | のばした nobashita |
| Polite past | 延ばしました | のばしました nobashimashita |
| Negative past | 延ばさなかった | のばさなかった nobasanakatta |
| Te-form | 延ばして | のばして nobashite |
| Potential | 延ばせる | のばせる nobaseru |
| Passive | 延ばされる | のばされる nobasareru |
| Causative | 延ばさせる | のばさせる nobasaseru |
| Volitional | 延ばそう | のばそう nobasou |
| Imperative | 延ばせ | のばせ nobase |
| Conditional (~ba) | 延ばせば | のばせば nobaseba |
Kanji in 延ばす
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 延ばす.
Source: JMdict entry 1600290 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.