Japanese

まわす
Meaning: to turn; to pass around; to route or transfer
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

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

Example

彼は会議の資料を全員に廻した。
He passed the meeting materials around to everyone.

Usage Notes

A transitive verb used for turning something, circulating documents, or sending people or things to another place.

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