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汚よごす (yogosu)

(1) to disgrace,to dishonour,(2) to pollute,to contaminate,to soil,to make dirty,to stain

  • JLPT N2
  • Godan verb
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  • #10381 most frequent

Meaning

汚す (よごす, yogosu) is a JLPT N2 verb meaning “(1) to disgrace,to dishonour,(2) to pollute,to contaminate,to soil,to make dirty,to stain”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 12

彼かれは服ふくを汚よごした。

He got his clothes dirty.

彼かれは当校とうこうの名なを汚よごした。

He blotted the good reputation of our school.

その男の子おとこのこは手てを汚よごした。

The boy got his hands dirty.

自分じぶんの巣すをよごすのは悪わるい鳥とり。

It is an ill bird that fouls its own nest.

Conjugation table

汚す (よごす) is a godan verb (u-verb). Every major form with romaji:

FormJapaneseRomaji
Dictionary汚す よごすyogosu
Negative汚さない よごさないyogosanai
Past汚した よごしたyogoshita
Past negative汚さなかった よごさなかったyogosanakatta
Polite (ます)汚します よごしますyogoshimasu
Polite negative汚しません よごしませんyogoshimasen
Polite past汚しました よごしましたyogoshimashita
Polite past negative汚しませんでした よごしませんでしたyogoshimasendeshita
Te-form汚して よごしてyogoshite
Conditional (ば)汚せば よごせばyogoseba
Conditional (たら)汚したら よごしたらyogoshitara
Potential汚せる よごせるyogoseru
Passive汚される よごされるyogosareru
Causative汚させる よごさせるyogosaseru
Causative-passive汚させられる よごさせられるyogosaserareru
Volitional汚そう よごそうyogosou
Volitional polite汚しましょう よごしましょうyogoshimashou
Imperative汚せ よごせyogose
Desire (たい)汚したい よごしたいyogoshitai

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