I Love Kanji貸す (kasu)
貸す (かす, kasu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to lend; to loan”. It appears in JLPT N5 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- かす
- Romaji
- kasu
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す
- Level
- JLPT N5 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to lend; to loan · godan verb, transitive
- to rent out; to hire out · godan verb, transitive
- to hand (over); to give · godan verb, transitive · colloquial
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 貸す
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 | 貸す | かす kasu |
| Polite (~masu) | 貸します | かします kashimasu |
| Negative | 貸さない | かさない kasanai |
| Polite negative | 貸しません | かしません kashimasen |
| Past | 貸した | かした kashita |
| Polite past | 貸しました | かしました kashimashita |
| Negative past | 貸さなかった | かさなかった kasanakatta |
| Te-form | 貸して | かして kashite |
| Potential | 貸せる | かせる kaseru |
| Passive | 貸される | かされる kasareru |
| Causative | 貸させる | かさせる kasaseru |
| Volitional | 貸そう | かそう kasou |
| Imperative | 貸せ | かせ kase |
| Conditional (~ba) | 貸せば | かせば kaseba |
Kanji in 貸す
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 貸す.
Source: JMdict entry 1411160 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.