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Conjugation of Japanese verb 指す - point - sasu

godan verb

    Variant

    Stem

    Conjugation

    Reading

    sa

    Meaning

    point

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    指す

    Reading

    さす
    sasu

    Meaning

    to point / does point / will point

    Variant

    Negative

    Conjugation

    指さない

    Reading

    ささない
    sasanai

    Meaning

    to not point / does not point / will not point

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    指します

    Reading

    さします
    sashimasu

    Meaning

    to point / does point / will point

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    指しません

    Reading

    さしません
    sashimasen

    Meaning

    to not point / does not point / will not point

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    指した

    Reading

    さした
    sashita

    Meaning

    did point

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    指さなかった

    Reading

    ささなかった
    sasanakatta

    Meaning

    did not point

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    指しました

    Reading

    さしました
    sashimashita

    Meaning

    did point

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    指しませんでした

    Reading

    さしませんでした
    sashimasendeshita

    Meaning

    did not point

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    指して

    Reading

    さして
    sashite

    Meaning

    point, and...

    Variant

    Negative I

    Conjugation

    指さないで

    Reading

    ささないで
    sasanaide

    Meaning

    not point, and...

    Variant

    Negative II

    Conjugation

    指さなくて

    Reading

    ささなくて
    sasanakute

    Meaning

    not point, and...

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    指しまして

    Reading

    さしまして
    sashimashite

    Meaning

    point, and...

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    指しませんで

    Reading

    さしませんで
    sashimasende

    Meaning

    not point, and...

    Variant

    Abrupt

    Conjugation

    指せ

    Reading

    させ
    sase

    Meaning

    point!

    Variant

    Abrupt Negative

    Conjugation

    指すな

    Reading

    さすな
    sasuna

    Meaning

    do not point!

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    指しなさい

    Reading

    さしなさい
    sashinasai

    Meaning

    point!

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    指しなさるな

    Reading

    さしなさるな
    sashinasaruna

    Meaning

    do not point!

    Variant

    Polite I

    Conjugation

    指してください

    Reading

    さしてください
    sashitekudasai

    Meaning

    please point

    Variant

    Polite II

    Conjugation

    お指しください

    Reading

    おさしください
    osashikudasai

    Meaning

    kindly point

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    指さないでください

    Reading

    ささないでください
    sasanaidekudasai

    Meaning

    please do not point

    Variant

    Honorific

    Conjugation

    お指しなさいませ

    Reading

    おさしなさいませ
    osashinasaimase

    Meaning

    please point

    Variant

    Honorific Negative

    Conjugation

    お指しなさいますな

    Reading

    おさしなさいますな
    osashinasaimasuna

    Meaning

    please do not point

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    指している

    Reading

    さしている
    sashiteiru

    Meaning

    is doing point / is point(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    指しています

    Reading

    さしています
    sashiteimasu

    Meaning

    is doing point / is point(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    指していません

    Reading

    さしていません
    sashiteimasen

    Meaning

    is not doing point / is not point(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    指していた

    Reading

    さしていた
    sashiteita

    Meaning

    was doing point / was point(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    指していました

    Reading

    さしていました
    sashiteimashita

    Meaning

    was doing point / was point(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    指していませんでした

    Reading

    さしていませんでした
    sashiteimasendeshita

    Meaning

    was not doing point / was not point(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    指そう

    Reading

    さそう
    sasou

    Meaning

    let's point / will point

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    指すまい

    Reading

    さすまい
    sasumai

    Meaning

    let's not point / will not point

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    指しましょう

    Reading

    さしましょう
    sashimashou

    Meaning

    let's point / will point

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    指しますまい

    Reading

    さしますまい
    sashimasumai

    Meaning

    let's not point / will not point

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    指すだろう

    Reading

    さすだろう
    sasudarou

    Meaning

    will probably point

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    指さないだろう

    Reading

    ささないだろう
    sasanaidarou

    Meaning

    will probably not point

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    指すでしょう

    Reading

    さすでしょう
    sasudeshou

    Meaning

    will probably point

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    指さないでしょう

    Reading

    ささないでしょう
    sasanaideshou

    Meaning

    will probably not point

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    指しただろう

    Reading

    さしただろう
    sashitadarou

    Meaning

    probably did point

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    指さなかっただろう

    Reading

    ささなかっただろう
    sasanakattadarou

    Meaning

    probably did not point

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    指したでしょう

    Reading

    さしたでしょう
    sashitadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did point

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    指さなかったでしょう

    Reading

    ささなかったでしょう
    sasanakattadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did not point

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    指せば

    Reading

    させば
    saseba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does point

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    指さなければ

    Reading

    ささなければ
    sasanakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not point

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    指したら

    Reading

    さしたら
    sashitara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did point

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    指さなかったら

    Reading

    ささなかったら
    sasanakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not point

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    指しましたら

    Reading

    さしましたら
    sashimashitara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did point

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    指しませんでしたら

    Reading

    さしませんでしたら
    sashimasendeshitara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not point

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    指せる

    Reading

    させる
    saseru

    Meaning

    can point

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    指せない

    Reading

    させない
    sasenai

    Meaning

    cannot point

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    指せます

    Reading

    させます
    sasemasu

    Meaning

    can point

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    指せません

    Reading

    させません
    sasemasen

    Meaning

    cannot point

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    指させる

    Reading

    ささせる
    sasaseru

    Meaning

    make/let (someone) point

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    指させない

    Reading

    ささせない
    sasasenai

    Meaning

    do not make/let (someone) point

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    指させます

    Reading

    ささせます
    sasasemasu

    Meaning

    make/let (someone) point

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    指させません

    Reading

    ささせません
    sasasemasen

    Meaning

    do not make/let (someone) point

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    指される

    Reading

    さされる
    sasareru

    Meaning

    be point

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    指されない

    Reading

    さされない
    sasarenai

    Meaning

    not be point

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    指されます

    Reading

    さされます
    sasaremasu

    Meaning

    be point

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    指されません

    Reading

    さされません
    sasaremasen

    Meaning

    not be point

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    指したり

    Reading

    さしたり
    sashitari

    Meaning

    did things like point

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    指さなかったり

    Reading

    ささなかったり
    sasanakattari

    Meaning

    did not do things like point

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    指しましたり

    Reading

    さしましたり
    sashimashitari

    Meaning

    did things like point

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    指しませんでしたり

    Reading

    さしませんでしたり
    sashimasendeshitari

    Meaning

    did not do things like point

    Variant

    Present Indicative

    Conjugation

    指したい

    Reading

    さたい
    satai

    Meaning

    want to point

    Variant

    Present Negative

    Conjugation

    指したくない

    Reading

    さたくない
    satakunai

    Meaning

    do not want to point

    Variant

    Past Indicative

    Conjugation

    指したかった

    Reading

    さたかった
    satakatta

    Meaning

    wanted to point

    Variant

    Past Negative

    Conjugation

    指したくなかった

    Reading

    さたくなかった
    satakunakatta

    Meaning

    did not want to point

    Variant

    Te-form

    Conjugation

    指したくて

    Reading

    さたくて
    satakute

    Meaning

    want to point, and...

    Variant

    Negative Te-form

    Conjugation

    指したくなくて

    Reading

    さたくなくて
    satakunakute

    Meaning

    do not want to point, and...

    Variant

    Adverbial

    Conjugation

    指したく

    Reading

    さたく
    sataku

    Meaning

    in a way of wanting to point

    Variant

    Provisional

    Conjugation

    指したければ

    Reading

    さたければ
    satakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) wants to point

    Variant

    Provisional Negative

    Conjugation

    指したくなければ

    Reading

    さたくなければ
    satakunakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not want to point

    Variant

    Conditional

    Conjugation

    指したかったら

    Reading

    さたかったら
    satakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) wanted to point

    Variant

    Conditional Negative

    Conjugation

    指したくなかったら

    Reading

    さたくなかったら
    satakunakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not want to point

    Variant

    Nominal / Objective

    Conjugation

    指したさ

    Reading

    さたさ
    satasa

    Meaning

    the desire to point

Word Detail

    word

    指す

    Meaning

    Point

Kanji in this Verb

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Finger

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