躱す

Japanese

Kanji in this term
躱
かわ Hyōgai
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) かわす [kàwású] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
IPA^(key): [ka̠β̞a̠sɨ]

Verb

躱(かわ)す • (kawasu) ^{←かはす (kafasu)^?}transitive godan (stem 躱(かわ)し (kawashi), past 躱(かわ)した (kawashita))

dodge, move quickly to avoid a moving object
ギリギリで奴(やつ)の攻撃(こうげき)は躱(かわ)せる
girigiri de yatsu no kōgeki wa kawaseru
I can barely dodge his attacks
evade, attempt to avoid

Usage notes

This term is often spelled in kana.

Conjugation

Conjugation of "躱す" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	躱さ	かわさ	kawasa
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	躱し	かわし	kawashi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	躱す	かわす	kawasu
Rentaikei ("attributive")	躱す	かわす	kawasu
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	躱せ	かわせ	kawase
Meireikei ("imperative")	躱せ	かわせ	kawase
Key constructions
Passive	躱される	かわされる	kawasareru
Causative	躱させる躱さす	かわさせるかわさす	kawasaseru kawasasu
Potential	躱せる	かわせる	kawaseru
Volitional	躱そう	かわそう	kawasō
Negative	躱さない	かわさない	kawasanai
Negative continuative	躱さず	かわさず	kawasazu
Formal	躱します	かわします	kawashimasu
Perfective	躱した	かわした	kawashita
Conjunctive	躱して	かわして	kawashite
Hypothetical conditional	躱せば	かわせば	kawaseba

Synonyms

避(よ)ける (yokeru)

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN