JLPT N3 · Verb

伸ばす (nobasu)

伸ばす (のばす, nobasu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to grow long (e.g. hair, nails)”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: のばす
Romaji: nobasu
Word class: Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

to grow long (e.g. hair, nails) · godan verb, transitive · esp. 伸ばす
to lengthen; to extend; to stretch · godan verb, transitive
to reach out; to hold out · godan verb, transitive · esp. 伸ばす
to straighten; to smooth out · godan verb, transitive
to spread evenly (dough, cream, etc.) · godan verb, transitive

Example sentences

その男の子はあくまでも髪の毛を伸ばすことにこだわった。

The boy persisted in wearing his hair long.

Tatoeba #208162

あつかましいその子は私のひざの上に両足を伸ばした。

The impudent child extended her legs across my lap.

Tatoeba #234340

彼は手を伸ばして小さな皮表紙の本をとった。

He reached out and took down a small leather bound book.

Tatoeba #104483

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

Conjugation of 伸ばす

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	伸ばす	のばす nobasu
Polite (~masu)	伸ばします	のばします nobashimasu
Negative	伸ばさない	のばさない nobasanai
Polite negative	伸ばしません	のばしません nobashimasen
Past	伸ばした	のばした nobashita
Polite past	伸ばしました	のばしました nobashimashita
Negative past	伸ばさなかった	のばさなかった nobasanakatta
Te-form	伸ばして	のばして nobashite
Potential	伸ばせる	のばせる nobaseru
Passive	伸ばされる	のばされる nobasareru
Causative	伸ばさせる	のばさせる nobasaseru
Volitional	伸ばそう	のばそう nobasou
Imperative	伸ばせ	のばせ nobase
Conditional (~ba)	伸ばせば	のばせば nobaseba

Kanji in 伸ばす

伸

expand, stretch, extendシン・の.びる・の.ばす · 7 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 伸ばす.

伸びるのびるto stretch

Source: JMdict entry 1600290 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.