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焦がす JLPT 2

Kana Reading

こがす

Romaji

kogasu

Word Senses

Parts of speech

Godan verb with `su' ending, transitive verb

Meaning

to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char

Example sentence

彼女は恋に身を焦がしている。 She's giving herself up to love.

Examples of 焦がす, こがす in a sentence

彼女は恋に身を焦がしている。

She's giving herself up to love.
トーストを焦がしてしまった。

I've burnt the toast.
その亡命者は故国への思いに胸を焦がした。

The exile yearned for his home.

Verb Conjugations

Non-Past

Plain: 焦がす
Plain Polite: 焦がします
Negative: 焦がさない
Negative Polite: 焦がしません

Past

Plain: 焦がした
Plain Polite: 焦がしました
Negative: 焦がさなかった
Negative Polite: 焦がしませんでした

Plain: 焦がして
Plain Polite: 焦がしまして
Negative: --
Negative Polite: --

Passive

Plain: 焦がされる
Plain Polite: 焦がされます
Negative: 焦がされない
Negative Polite: 焦がされません

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Kanji in this word

焦 JLPT 1

12 strokes

char, hurry, impatient, irritate, burn, scorch, singe

On'Yomi: ショウ

Kun'Yomi: こ.げる, こ.がす, こ.がれる, あせ.る

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