JLPT N3 · Verb

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

  1. to grow long (e.g. hair, nails) · godan verb, transitive · esp. 伸ばす
  2. to lengthen; to extend; to stretch · godan verb, transitive
  3. to reach out; to hold out · godan verb, transitive · esp. 伸ばす
  4. to straighten; to smooth out · godan verb, transitive
  5. to spread evenly (dough, cream, etc.) · godan verb, transitive

Example sentences

その男の子はあくまでも髪の毛を伸ばすことにこだわった。
The boy persisted in wearing his hair long.
あつかましいその子は私のひざの上に両足を伸ばした。
The impudent child extended her legs across my lap.
彼は手を伸ばして小さな皮表紙の本をとった。
He reached out and took down a small leather bound book.

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.

FormJapaneseReading
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.