Japanese

こす

ほりおこす
Meaning: to dig up; to unearth; to reclaim (land)
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

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

Handwriting

掘
り
起
こ
す

Example sentences

He dug up the garden and found an old gold coin.
作業員は鶴嘴を使って硬い地面を掘り起こした。
The worker used a pickaxe to break up the hard ground.

Usage Notes

Can mean literally digging soil or figuratively uncovering something hidden or forgotten.

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