I Love Kanji過ごす (sugosu)
過ごす (すごす, sugosu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to spend (time); to pass”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- すごす
- Romaji
- sugosu
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す
- Level
- JLPT N3 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to spend (time); to pass; to lead (a life); to live · godan verb, transitive
- to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to carry too far; to carry to excess · godan verb, transitive
- to take care of; to support · godan verb, transitive · dated
- to overdo; to do too much · suffix, godan verb · after the -masu stem of a verb
- to ... without acting on it; to ... without getting involved · suffix, godan verb · after the -masu stem of a verb
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 過ごす
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 | 過ごす | すごす sugosu |
| Polite (~masu) | 過ごします | すごします sugoshimasu |
| Negative | 過ごさない | すごさない sugosanai |
| Polite negative | 過ごしません | すごしません sugoshimasen |
| Past | 過ごした | すごした sugoshita |
| Polite past | 過ごしました | すごしました sugoshimashita |
| Negative past | 過ごさなかった | すごさなかった sugosanakatta |
| Te-form | 過ごして | すごして sugoshite |
| Potential | 過ごせる | すごせる sugoseru |
| Passive | 過ごされる | すごされる sugosareru |
| Causative | 過ごさせる | すごさせる sugosaseru |
| Volitional | 過ごそう | すごそう sugosou |
| Imperative | 過ごせ | すごせ sugose |
| Conditional (~ba) | 過ごせば | すごせば sugoseba |
Kanji in 過ごす
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 過ごす.
過ぎるすぎるto pass through過去かこthe past過程かていprocess通過つうかpassing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.)通り過ぎるとおりすぎるto go past過失かしつaccident (caused by negligence)過剰かじょうexcess超過ちょうかexcess過半数かはんすうmajority過疎かそunderpopulation過密かみつovercrowding過労かろうoverwork経過けいかpassage (of time)過ちあやまちfault
Source: JMdict entry 1196000 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.