Japanese

やきはらう
Meaning: to burn down completely; to destroy by fire
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 焼き払う 焼き払わない
Polite 焼き払います 焼き払いません
Past 焼き払った 焼き払わなかった
Polite + Past 焼き払いました 焼き払いませんでした
Te-form 焼き払って 焼き払わなくて
Potential 焼き払える 焼き払えない
Passive 焼き払われる 焼き払われない
Causative 焼き払わせる 焼き払わせない
Causative + Passive 焼き払わされる 焼き払わされない
Imperative 焼き払え 焼き払うな

Example

軍は退却の前に、敵の倉庫を焼き払った。
The army burned down the enemy's warehouse before retreating.

Usage Notes

A transitive verb for burning something so thoroughly that little or nothing remains.

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