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  2. 消す

けす

消す

to turn off

kesu

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Meanings

  1. 1
    to erase; to rub out; to rub offu-verb (す)transitive
  2. 2
    to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch offu-verb (す)transitive
  3. 3
    to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put outu-verb (す)transitive

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Conjugation

FormConjugatedReading
Polite Present (~masu)
消しますけします
けします
Polite Past (~mashita)
消しましたけしました
けしました
Polite Negative (~masen)
消しませんけしません
けしません
Plain Negative (~nai)
消さないけさない
けさない
Te-form (Connecting)
消してけして
けして
Plain Past (~ta)
消したけした
けした
Potential (Can do)
消せるけせる
けせる

In a sentence

寝る(ねる)前(まえ)に電気(でんき)を消し(けし)てください。

Turn off the light before you go to bed.

Written with

  • 消extinguish10 strokes

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