godan verb (v5s, vt) · N5
消すkesu
to turn off, to switch off
- to erase
- to rub out
- to rub off
Remember it
Connect the sound to "case switch". Picture a switch on a case turning something off in a scene for "to turn off, to switch off" so the sound points straight back to the meaning.
Forms
Non-past affirmative | Past affirmative | Non-past negative | Past negative | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Informal plain form | 消す | 消した | 消さない | 消さなかった |
Formal -masu base | 消します | 消しました | 消しません | 消しませんでした |
te-form
消して
connector — “… and then”
Godan verb — the final kana shifts depending on the form.
Learning status
learning
Recognition2 / 5
Recall2 / 5
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