Japanese

わす

くるわす
Meaning: to throw off; to disrupt; to make something go wrong
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

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

Handwriting

狂
わ
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Example

A strong magnet can throw off a clock.

Usage Notes

A transitive verb used when something makes an order, plan, rhythm, judgment, or device stop working normally. 狂わせる is more common in everyday speech.

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