Japanese

ます

のます
Meaning: to make someone drink; to give someone something to drink
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

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

Example

赤ちゃんに薬を飲ますのは難しい。
It is difficult to get a baby to drink medicine.

Usage Notes

A transitive verb for causing or helping someone to drink. It can sound more colloquial than 飲ませる in many modern contexts.

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