Japanese

ばす

けとばす
Meaning: to kick away; to reject
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 蹴飛ばす 蹴飛ばさない
Polite 蹴飛ばします 蹴飛ばしません
Past 蹴飛ばした 蹴飛ばさなかった
Polite + Past 蹴飛ばしました 蹴飛ばしませんでした
Te-form 蹴飛ばして 蹴飛ばさなくて
Potential 蹴飛ばせる 蹴飛ばせない
Passive 蹴飛ばされる 蹴飛ばされない
Causative 蹴飛ばさせる 蹴飛ばさせない
Imperative 蹴飛ばせ 蹴飛ばすな

Handwriting

蹴
飛
ば
す

Example sentences

He kicked the stone on the side of the road with all his might.
足元の土塊を蹴飛ばした
I kicked the clod of earth at my feet.

Usage Notes

Can mean to literally kick something away or to flatly reject a proposal.

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