I Love Kanji費やす (tsuiyasu)
費やす (ついやす, tsuiyasu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to spend; to expend”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- ついやす
- Romaji
- tsuiyasu
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す
- Level
- JLPT N1 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to spend; to expend; to consume · godan verb, transitive
- to waste; to squander; to throw away · godan verb, transitive
- to devote · godan verb, transitive
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 費やす
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 | 費やす | ついやす tsuiyasu |
| Polite (~masu) | 費やします | ついやします tsuiyashimasu |
| Negative | 費やさない | ついやさない tsuiyasanai |
| Polite negative | 費やしません | ついやしません tsuiyashimasen |
| Past | 費やした | ついやした tsuiyashita |
| Polite past | 費やしました | ついやしました tsuiyashimashita |
| Negative past | 費やさなかった | ついやさなかった tsuiyasanakatta |
| Te-form | 費やして | ついやして tsuiyashite |
| Potential | 費やせる | ついやせる tsuiyaseru |
| Passive | 費やされる | ついやされる tsuiyasareru |
| Causative | 費やさせる | ついやさせる tsuiyasaseru |
| Volitional | 費やそう | ついやそう tsuiyasou |
| Imperative | 費やせ | ついやせ tsuiyase |
| Conditional (~ba) | 費やせば | ついやせば tsuiyaseba |
Kanji in 費やす
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 費やす.
消費しょうひconsumption費用ひようcost費ひcost経費けいひexpenses出費しゅっぴexpenses浪費ろうひwaste実費じっぴactual expenses光熱費こうねつひcost of fuel and lighting
Source: JMdict entry 1484600 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.