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JLPT N2 · Verb

よごす (yogosu)

よごす is a Japanese verb meaning “to pollute; to contaminate”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
よごす
Romaji
yogosu
Word class
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す
Level
JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to make dirty; to stain · godan verb, transitive
  2. to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor; to defile · godan verb, transitive · esp. けがす

Example sentences

その本を汚さないように扱ってくれるなら、貸してあげるよ。
You may borrow this book as long as you keep it clean.
Tatoeba #206646
あんな行動は彼の体面を汚すものだ。
Such behavior is beneath his dignity.
Tatoeba #229550

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

Conjugation of よごす

Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

FormJapaneseReading
Dictionaryよごすよごす yogosu
Polite (~masu)よごしますよごします yogoshimasu
Negativeよごさないよごさない yogosanai
Polite negativeよごしませんよごしません yogoshimasen
Pastよごしたよごした yogoshita
Polite pastよごしましたよごしました yogoshimashita
Negative pastよごさなかったよごさなかった yogosanakatta
Te-formよごしてよごして yogoshite
Potentialよごせるよごせる yogoseru
Passiveよごされるよごされる yogosareru
Causativeよごさせるよごさせる yogosaseru
Volitionalよごそうよごそう yogosou
Imperativeよごせよごせ yogose
Conditional (~ba)よごせばよごせば yogoseba

Source: JMdict entry 1178960 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.