I Love Kanji訳す (yakusu)
訳す (やくす, yakusu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to translate; to interpret”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- やくす
- Romaji
- yakusu
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す
- Level
- JLPT N3 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to translate; to interpret · godan verb, transitive
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 訳す
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 | 訳す | やくす yakusu |
| Polite (~masu) | 訳します | やくします yakushimasu |
| Negative | 訳さない | やくさない yakusanai |
| Polite negative | 訳しません | やくしません yakushimasen |
| Past | 訳した | やくした yakushita |
| Polite past | 訳しました | やくしました yakushimashita |
| Negative past | 訳さなかった | やくさなかった yakusanakatta |
| Te-form | 訳して | やくして yakushite |
| Potential | 訳せる | やくせる yakuseru |
| Passive | 訳される | やくされる yakusareru |
| Causative | 訳させる | やくさせる yakusaseru |
| Volitional | 訳そう | やくそう yakusou |
| Imperative | 訳せ | やくせ yakuse |
| Conditional (~ba) | 訳せば | やくせば yakuseba |
Kanji in 訳す
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 訳す.
訳わけreason翻訳ほんやくtranslation通訳つうやくinterpretation (i.e. oral translation)申し訳もうしわけapology訳やくtranslation申し訳ないもうしわけないI'm sorry内訳うちわけitemization (of expenses)言い訳いいわけexcuse
Source: JMdict entry 1538350 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.