鳴らす (narasu)
鳴らす (ならす, narasu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to ring; to sound”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- ならす
- Romaji
- narasu
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す
- Level
- JLPT N3 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to ring; to sound; to chime; to beat; to snort (nose) · godan verb, transitive
- to be popular; to be esteemed; to be reputed · godan verb, transitive
- to state; to insist; to complain · godan verb, transitive
- to fart (loudly) · godan verb, transitive · archaic
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 鳴らす
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 | 鳴らす | ならす narasu |
| Polite (~masu) | 鳴らします | ならします narashimasu |
| Negative | 鳴らさない | ならさない narasanai |
| Polite negative | 鳴らしません | ならしません narashimasen |
| Past | 鳴らした | ならした narashita |
| Polite past | 鳴らしました | ならしました narashimashita |
| Negative past | 鳴らさなかった | ならさなかった narasanakatta |
| Te-form | 鳴らして | ならして narashite |
| Potential | 鳴らせる | ならせる naraseru |
| Passive | 鳴らされる | ならされる narasareru |
| Causative | 鳴らさせる | ならさせる narasaseru |
| Volitional | 鳴らそう | ならそう narasou |
| Imperative | 鳴らせ | ならせ narase |
| Conditional (~ba) | 鳴らせば | ならせば naraseba |
Kanji in 鳴らす
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 鳴らす.
Source: JMdict entry 1532880 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.