JLPT N3 · Verb

汚す (yogosu)

汚す (よごす, yogosu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to pollute; to contaminate”. It appears in JLPT N3 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 N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to make dirty; to stain · godan verb, transitive
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 汚す

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	汚す	よごす yogosu
Polite (~masu)	汚します	よごします yogoshimasu
Negative	汚さない	よごさない yogosanai
Polite negative	汚しません	よごしません yogoshimasen
Past	汚した	よごした yogoshita
Polite past	汚しました	よごしました yogoshimashita
Negative past	汚さなかった	よごさなかった yogosanakatta
Te-form	汚して	よごして yogoshite
Potential	汚せる	よごせる yogoseru
Passive	汚される	よごされる yogosareru
Causative	汚させる	よごさせる yogosaseru
Volitional	汚そう	よごそう yogosou
Imperative	汚せ	よごせ yogose
Conditional (~ba)	汚せば	よごせば yogoseba

Kanji in 汚す

汚

dirty, pollute, disgraceオ・けが.す・けが.れる · 6 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 汚す.

汚いきたないdirty汚れるよごれるto get dirty汚染おせんpollution汚れよごれdirt

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