Japanese

ききのがす
Meaning: to miss hearing; to fail to catch; to overlook
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 聞き逃す 聞き逃さない
Polite 聞き逃します 聞き逃しません
Past 聞き逃した 聞き逃さなかった
Polite + Past 聞き逃しました 聞き逃しませんでした
Te-form 聞き逃して 聞き逃さなくて
Potential 聞き逃せる 聞き逃せない
Passive 聞き逃される 聞き逃されない
Causative 聞き逃させる 聞き逃させない
Imperative 聞き逃せ 聞き逃すな

Handwriting

聞
き
逃
す

Example

I missed the announcement and took the wrong train.

Usage Notes

Used when one fails to hear something they should have heard, or when one hears something but decides to ignore it.

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