I Love Kanji焦がす (kogasu)
焦がす (こがす, kogasu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to burn; to scorch”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- こがす
- Romaji
- kogasu
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す
- Level
- JLPT N2 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char · godan verb, transitive
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 焦がす
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 | 焦がす | こがす kogasu |
| Polite (~masu) | 焦がします | こがします kogashimasu |
| Negative | 焦がさない | こがさない kogasanai |
| Polite negative | 焦がしません | こがしません kogashimasen |
| Past | 焦がした | こがした kogashita |
| Polite past | 焦がしました | こがしました kogashimashita |
| Negative past | 焦がさなかった | こがさなかった kogasanakatta |
| Te-form | 焦がして | こがして kogashite |
| Potential | 焦がせる | こがせる kogaseru |
| Passive | 焦がされる | こがされる kogasareru |
| Causative | 焦がさせる | こがさせる kogasaseru |
| Volitional | 焦がそう | こがそう kogasou |
| Imperative | 焦がせ | こがせ kogase |
| Conditional (~ba) | 焦がせば | こがせば kogaseba |
Kanji in 焦がす
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 焦がす.
Source: JMdict entry 1350710 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.