JLPT N2 · Verb

よこす (yokosu)

よこす is a Japanese verb meaning “to send; to forward”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: よこす
Romaji: yokosu
Word class: Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

to send; to forward · godan verb, transitive · usually written in kana
to hand over (e.g. money) · godan verb, transitive · usually written in kana
indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker · auxiliary verb, godan verb · usually written in kana · after the -te form of a verb; oft. with the nuance that the action is one-sided or unwelcome

Example sentences

洗濯物を持っていくために誰かよこしてくださいますか。

Could you send someone up to pick up some laundry?

Tatoeba #141203

誰か助けをよこしてください。

Is there someone who could help me?

Tatoeba #136891

彼はりんごをぽいとなげてよこした。

He chucked me the apple.

Tatoeba #110333

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of よこす

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	よこす	よこす yokosu
Polite (~masu)	よこします	よこします yokoshimasu
Negative	よこさない	よこさない yokosanai
Polite negative	よこしません	よこしません yokoshimasen
Past	よこした	よこした yokoshita
Polite past	よこしました	よこしました yokoshimashita
Negative past	よこさなかった	よこさなかった yokosanakatta
Te-form	よこして	よこして yokoshite
Potential	よこせる	よこせる yokoseru
Passive	よこされる	よこされる yokosareru
Causative	よこさせる	よこさせる yokosaseru
Volitional	よこそう	よこそう yokosou
Imperative	よこせ	よこせ yokose
Conditional (~ba)	よこせば	よこせば yokoseba

Source: JMdict entry 1013140 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.