Japanese

りゃくす
Meaning: to abbreviate; to omit
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

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

Handwriting

略
す

Example

I'll skip the detailed explanation and just talk about the main points.

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