I Love Kanji負かす (makasu)
負かす (まかす, makasu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to defeat”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- まかす
- Romaji
- makasu
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す
- Level
- JLPT N1 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to defeat · godan verb, transitive
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 負かす
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 | 負かす | まかす makasu |
| Polite (~masu) | 負かします | まかします makashimasu |
| Negative | 負かさない | まかさない makasanai |
| Polite negative | 負かしません | まかしません makashimasen |
| Past | 負かした | まかした makashita |
| Polite past | 負かしました | まかしました makashimashita |
| Negative past | 負かさなかった | まかさなかった makasanakatta |
| Te-form | 負かして | まかして makashite |
| Potential | 負かせる | まかせる makaseru |
| Passive | 負かされる | まかされる makasareru |
| Causative | 負かさせる | まかさせる makasaseru |
| Volitional | 負かそう | まかそう makasou |
| Imperative | 負かせ | まかせ makase |
| Conditional (~ba) | 負かせば | まかせば makaseba |
Kanji in 負かす
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 負かす.
負けるまけるto lose負うおうto carry on one's back負けまけdefeat勝負しょうぶvictory or defeat背負うせおうto carry on one's back負債ふさいdebt負傷ふしょうinjury負担ふたんburden
Source: JMdict entry 1497950 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.