こぼす (kobosu)
こぼす is a Japanese verb meaning “to spill; to drop”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- こぼす
- Romaji
- kobosu
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す
- Level
- JLPT N3 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to spill; to drop; to shed (tears) · godan verb, transitive · usually written in kana
- to grumble (about); to complain (of) · godan verb, transitive · usually written in kana
- to let (one's feelings) show · godan verb, transitive · usually written in kana
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of こぼす
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 | こぼす | こぼす kobosu |
| Polite (~masu) | こぼします | こぼします koboshimasu |
| Negative | こぼさない | こぼさない kobosanai |
| Polite negative | こぼしません | こぼしません koboshimasen |
| Past | こぼした | こぼした koboshita |
| Polite past | こぼしました | こぼしました koboshimashita |
| Negative past | こぼさなかった | こぼさなかった kobosanakatta |
| Te-form | こぼして | こぼして koboshite |
| Potential | こぼせる | こぼせる koboseru |
| Passive | こぼされる | こぼされる kobosareru |
| Causative | こぼさせる | こぼさせる kobosaseru |
| Volitional | こぼそう | こぼそう kobosou |
| Imperative | こぼせ | こぼせ kobose |
| Conditional (~ba) | こぼせば | こぼせば koboseba |
Source: JMdict entry 1557640 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.