たやす

Japanese

Alternative spelling
絶やす

Pronunciation

Verb

たやす • (tayasutransitive godan (stem たやし (tayashi), past たやした (tayashita))

Japanese verb pair
active ()やす
mediopassive ()える
  1. to exterminate[2]
  2. to extinguish[2]
    Synonym: 消す
    ()()やす
    Hi o tayasuna.
    Keep the fire burning.
    (literally, “Don't put out the fire.”)

Conjugation

Conjugation of "たやす" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") たやさ tayasa
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") たやし tayashi
Shūshikei ("terminal") たやす tayasu
Rentaikei ("attributive") たやす tayasu
Kateikei ("hypothetical") たやせ tayase
Meireikei ("imperative") たやせ tayase
Key constructions
Passive たやされる tayasareru
Causative たやさせる
たやさす
tayasaseru
tayasasu
Potential たやせる tayaseru
Volitional たやそう tayasō
Negative たやさない tayasanai
Negative continuative たやさず tayasazu
Formal たやします tayashimasu
Perfective たやした tayashita
Conjunctive たやして tayashite
Hypothetical conditional たやせば tayaseba
Classical conjugation of "たやす" (サ行四段活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形) たやさ tayasa
Continuative (連用形) たやし tayasi
Terminal (終止形) たやす tayasu
Attributive (連体形) たやす tayasu
Realis (已然形) たやせ tayase
Imperative (命令形) たやせ tayase
Key constructions
Negative たやさず tayasazu
Contrasting conjunction たやせど tayasedo
Causal conjunction たやせば tayaseba
Conditional conjunction たやさば tayasaba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge) たやしき tayasiki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge) たやしけり tayasikeri
Perfect tense (conscious action) たやしつ tayasitu
Perfect tense (natural event) たやしぬ tayasinu
Perfect-continuative tense たやせり
たやしたり
tayaseri
tayasitari
Volitional たやさむ tayasamu

References

  1. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1974), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Second edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō
  2. 2.0 2.1 Taishukan's Genius Japanese-English Dictionary, Tōkyō: Taishukan, 1998.