JLPT N1 · Verb

果たす (hatasu)

果たす (はたす, hatasu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to accomplish; to achieve”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
はたす
Romaji
hatasu
Word class
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す
Level
JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to fulfill; to fulfil · godan verb, transitive
  2. to do ... completely; to do ... entirely · godan verb, auxiliary verb · after the -masu stem of a verb

Example sentences

君はその義務を果たすべきである。
You must perform your duty.

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 果たす

Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

FormJapaneseReading
Dictionary果たすはたす hatasu
Polite (~masu)果たしますはたします hatashimasu
Negative果たさないはたさない hatasanai
Polite negative果たしませんはたしません hatashimasen
Past果たしたはたした hatashita
Polite past果たしましたはたしました hatashimashita
Negative past果たさなかったはたさなかった hatasanakatta
Te-form果たしてはたして hatashite
Potential果たせるはたせる hataseru
Passive果たされるはたされる hatasareru
Causative果たさせるはたさせる hatasaseru
Volitional果たそうはたそう hatasou
Imperative果たせはたせ hatase
Conditional (~ba)果たせばはたせば hataseba

Kanji in 果たす

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 果たす.

Source: JMdict entry 1192850 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.