JLPT N2 · Verb

耕す (tagayasu)

耕す (たがやす, tagayasu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to till; to plow”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
たがやす
Romaji
tagayasu
Word class
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す
Level
JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate · godan verb, transitive

Example sentences

農家の人達は鋤で土を耕す。
Farmers turn up the soil with plows.

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

Conjugation of 耕す

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

FormJapaneseReading
Dictionary耕すたがやす tagayasu
Polite (~masu)耕しますたがやします tagayashimasu
Negative耕さないたがやさない tagayasanai
Polite negative耕しませんたがやしません tagayashimasen
Past耕したたがやした tagayashita
Polite past耕しましたたがやしました tagayashimashita
Negative past耕さなかったたがやさなかった tagayasanakatta
Te-form耕してたがやして tagayashite
Potential耕せるたがやせる tagayaseru
Passive耕されるたがやされる tagayasareru
Causative耕させるたがやさせる tagayasaseru
Volitional耕そうたがやそう tagayasou
Imperative耕せたがやせ tagayase
Conditional (~ba)耕せばたがやせば tagayaseba

Kanji in 耕す

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 耕す.

耕地こうちarable land耕作こうさくcultivation農耕のうこうfarming

Source: JMdict entry 1280950 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.