Japanese

おとす
Meaning: to drop; to lose; to lower
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 落す 落さない
Polite 落します 落しません
Past 落した 落さなかった
Polite + Past 落しました 落しませんでした
Te-form 落して 落さなくて
Potential 落せる 落せない
Passive 落される 落されない
Causative 落させる 落させない
Imperative 落せ 落すな

Handwriting

落
す

Example

He dropped his wallet on the street.

Usage Notes

A transitive verb meaning to let something fall, to lose an object, or to lower the quality/level of something. '落す' is a variant of '落とす' with the middle 'to' omitted in writing.

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