JLPT N3 · Verb

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

  1. to ring; to sound; to chime; to beat; to snort (nose) · godan verb, transitive
  2. to be popular; to be esteemed; to be reputed · godan verb, transitive
  3. to state; to insist; to complain · godan verb, transitive
  4. to fart (loudly) · godan verb, transitive · archaic

Example sentences

火事の時はベルを鳴らせよ。
In case of fire, ring the bell.

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.

FormJapaneseReading
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.