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致す
致す
Japanese
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 致 |
|
いた(す) Grade: S |
| kun'yomi |
Alternative forms
- In modern Japanese, this word is generally written in hiragana, with the kanji spelling used in more formal writing.
Verb
致す (transitive, godan conjugation, hiragana いたす, romaji itasu)
Usage notes
When speaking in formal situations, いたす is used in place of する by the speaker in deference to the listener. This is part of the subset of Japanese formal language (敬語 (けいご, keigo)) referred to as "humble" language (謙譲語 (けんじょうご, kenjōgo)). This word has also found its way into certain common expressions, such as どういたしまして (dō itashimashite, “it's all right; you're welcome”).
Conjugation
Conjugation of "致す" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
| Stem forms | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Imperfective (未然形) | 致さ | いたさ | itasa |
| Continuative (連用形) | 致し | いたし | itashi |
| Terminal (終止形) | 致す | いたす | itasu |
| Attributive (連体形) | 致す | いたす | itasu |
| Hypothetical (仮定形) | 致せ | いたせ | itase |
| Imperative (命令形) | 致せ | いたせ | itase |
| Key constructions | |||
| Passive | 致される | いたされる | itasareru |
| Causative | 致させる 致さす |
いたさせる いたさす |
itasaseru itasasu |
| Potential | 致せる | いたせる | itaseru |
| Volitional | 致そう | いたそう | itasō |
| Negative | 致さない | いたさない | itasanai |
| Negative continuative | 致さず | いたさず | itasazu |
| Formal | 致します | いたします | itashimasu |
| Perfective | 致した | いたした | itashita |
| Conjunctive | 致して | いたして | itashite |
| Hypothetical conditional | 致せば | いたせば | itaseba |