きたす
Japanese
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 来す |
| Japanese verb pair | |
|---|---|
| active | きたす |
| mediopassive | 来る |
Etymology
From 来 (ki, continuative form of 来る (kuru, “to come”)) + 致す (itasu). Causative form of 来る (kitaru, “to come, to arrive”).
Pronunciation
Verb
きたす • (kitasu) godan (stem きたし (kitashi), past きたした (kitashita))
- to bring about
Conjugation
Conjugation of "きたす" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Mizenkei ("imperfective") | きたさ | kitasa | |
| Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | きたし | kitashi | |
| Shūshikei ("terminal") | きたす | kitasu | |
| Rentaikei ("attributive") | きたす | kitasu | |
| Kateikei ("hypothetical") | きたせ | kitase | |
| Meireikei ("imperative") | きたせ | kitase | |
| Key constructions | |||
| Passive | きたされる | kitasareru | |
| Causative | きたさせる きたさす |
kitasaseru kitasasu | |
| Potential | きたせる | kitaseru | |
| Volitional | きたそう | kitasō | |
| Negative | きたさない | kitasanai | |
| Negative continuative | きたさず | kitasazu | |
| Formal | きたします | kitashimasu | |
| Perfective | きたした | kitashita | |
| Conjunctive | きたして | kitashite | |
| Hypothetical conditional | きたせば | kitaseba | |