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だます (damasu)

to trick,to cheat,to deceive

  • JLPT N2
  • Godan verb
  • Pitch 2
  • #7576 most frequent

Meaning

だます (damasu) is a JLPT N2 verb meaning “to trick,to cheat,to deceive”.

Example sentences 11

人ひとをだましてはいけません。

Don't deceive people.

外見がいけんにだまされるな。

Don't be deceived by appearances.

君きみはだまされている。

You have been imposed upon.

君きみはだまされたんだ。

You've been deceived.

Conjugation table

だます is a godan verb (u-verb). Every major form with romaji:

FormJapaneseRomaji
Dictionaryだますdamasu
Negativeだまさないdamasanai
Pastだましたdamashita
Past negativeだまさなかったdamasanakatta
Polite (ます)だましますdamashimasu
Polite negativeだましませんdamashimasen
Polite pastだましましたdamashimashita
Polite past negativeだましませんでしたdamashimasendeshita
Te-formだましてdamashite
Conditional (ば)だませばdamaseba
Conditional (たら)だましたらdamashitara
Potentialだませるdamaseru
Passiveだまされるdamasareru
Causativeだまさせるdamasaseru
Causative-passiveだまさせられるdamasaserareru
Volitionalだまそうdamasou
Volitional politeだましましょうdamashimashou
Imperativeだませdamase
Desire (たい)だましたいdamashitai

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