JLPT N3 · Verb

及ぼす (oyobosu)

及ぼす (およぼす, oyobosu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to exert (influence); to exercise”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
およぼす
Romaji
oyobosu
Word class
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す
Level
JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits) · godan verb, transitive

Example sentences

あなたに被害を及ぼそうなどとは夢にも思いませんでした。
Little did I dream of doing you any harm.

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

Conjugation of 及ぼす

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

FormJapaneseReading
Dictionary及ぼすおよぼす oyobosu
Polite (~masu)及ぼしますおよぼします oyoboshimasu
Negative及ぼさないおよぼさない oyobosanai
Polite negative及ぼしませんおよぼしません oyoboshimasen
Past及ぼしたおよぼした oyoboshita
Polite past及ぼしましたおよぼしました oyoboshimashita
Negative past及ぼさなかったおよぼさなかった oyobosanakatta
Te-form及ぼしておよぼして oyoboshite
Potential及ぼせるおよぼせる oyoboseru
Passive及ぼされるおよぼされる oyobosareru
Causative及ぼさせるおよぼさせる oyobosaseru
Volitional及ぼそうおよぼそう oyobosou
Imperative及ぼせおよぼせ oyobose
Conditional (~ba)及ぼせばおよぼせば oyoboseba

Kanji in 及ぼす

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 及ぼす.

Source: JMdict entry 1228180 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.