Japanese

つぶす
Meaning: to crush; to smash; to kill (time); to waste
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

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

Handwriting

潰
す

Example

To kill time, I went to the bookstore in front of the station.

Usage Notes

Can mean physically crushing an object, ruining an organization, or spending empty time on something else.

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