I Love Kanji逃がす (nigasu)
逃がす (にがす, nigasu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to set free; to let go”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- にがす
- Romaji
- nigasu
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す
- Level
- JLPT N2 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to set free; to let go; to release · godan verb, transitive
- to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away; to fail to catch · godan verb, transitive
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 逃がす
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 | 逃がす | にがす nigasu |
| Polite (~masu) | 逃がします | にがします nigashimasu |
| Negative | 逃がさない | にがさない nigasanai |
| Polite negative | 逃がしません | にがしません nigashimasen |
| Past | 逃がした | にがした nigashita |
| Polite past | 逃がしました | にがしました nigashimashita |
| Negative past | 逃がさなかった | にがさなかった nigasanakatta |
| Te-form | 逃がして | にがして nigashite |
| Potential | 逃がせる | にがせる nigaseru |
| Passive | 逃がされる | にがされる nigasareru |
| Causative | 逃がさせる | にがさせる nigasaseru |
| Volitional | 逃がそう | にがそう nigasou |
| Imperative | 逃がせ | にがせ nigase |
| Conditional (~ba) | 逃がせば | にがせば nigaseba |
Kanji in 逃がす
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 逃がす.
逃げるにげるto run away逃亡とうぼうescape逃すのがすto miss (e.g. a chance)逃走とうそうflight逃れるのがれるto escape見逃すみのがすto miss逃げ出すにげだすto run away
Source: JMdict entry 1450320 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.