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こぼす (kobosu)

to spill

  • JLPT N2
  • Godan verb
  • Pitch 2
  • #11101 most frequent

Meaning

こぼす (kobosu) is a JLPT N2 verb meaning “to spill”.

Example sentences 11

ソファにワインをこぼした。

I spilt wine on the sofa.

私わたしは床ゆかに卵たまごをこぼした。

I spilled egg on the floor.

彼かれはぐちばかりこぼしている。

He is always complaining.

かわいそうに少女しょうじょは涙なみだをこぼした。

The poor girl shed tears.

Conjugation table

こぼす is a godan verb (u-verb). Every major form with romaji:

FormJapaneseRomaji
Dictionaryこぼすkobosu
Negativeこぼさないkobosanai
Pastこぼしたkoboshita
Past negativeこぼさなかったkobosanakatta
Polite (ます)こぼしますkoboshimasu
Polite negativeこぼしませんkoboshimasen
Polite pastこぼしましたkoboshimashita
Polite past negativeこぼしませんでしたkoboshimasendeshita
Te-formこぼしてkoboshite
Conditional (ば)こぼせばkoboseba
Conditional (たら)こぼしたらkoboshitara
Potentialこぼせるkoboseru
Passiveこぼされるkobosareru
Causativeこぼさせるkobosaseru
Causative-passiveこぼさせられるkobosaserareru
Volitionalこぼそうkobosou
Volitional politeこぼしましょうkoboshimashou
Imperativeこぼせkobose
Desire (たい)こぼしたいkoboshitai

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