Japanese

かす

かわかす
Meaning: to dry (something)
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

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

Handwriting

乾
か
す

Example

Dry wet hair with a hair dryer.

Usage Notes

A transitive verb used when you intentionally dry something, like clothes, dishes, or hair. Distinguish from 'kawaku' (to get dry), which is intransitive.

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