消す（けす）
JLPT N5 · Godan verb (Group 1)
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, stays high, no drop
Meaning: to erase/turn off
Conjugation
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| masu-form (polite) | 消します | けします |
| te-form | 消して | けして |
| ta-form (past) | 消した | けした |
| nai-form (negative) | 消さない | けさない |
| potential form | 消せる | けせる |
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Example sentences
- 部屋を出る時は電気を消す。 — Turn off the light when you leave the room.
- 間違えた字を消しゴムで消す。 — I erase the mistaken character with an eraser.
Idioms & proverbs containing “消す”
- 姿を消す (すがたをけす) — to disappear; to vanish
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