指す（さす）
JLPT N4 · Godan verb (Group 1)
Pitch accent: atamadaka (head-high) — first mora high, then falls
Meaning: to point at
Conjugation
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| masu-form (polite) | 指します | さします |
| te-form | 指して | さして |
| ta-form (past) | 指した | さした |
| nai-form (negative) | 指さない | ささない |
| potential form | 指せる | させる |
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Example sentences
- 彼は地図で駅の場所を指した。 — He pointed out the station's location on the map.
- 時計の針が三時を指している。 — The clock's hands point to three o'clock.
Idioms & proverbs containing “指す”
- 掌を指す (たなごころをさす) — to be obvious; to be obviously correct; to point to one's palm
- 後ろ指を指す (うしろゆびをさす) — to talk about someone behind their back; to backbite
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