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Japanese

かす

さかす
Meaning: to make flowers bloom; to cause a plant to flower
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Verb inflections
Form Affirmative Negative
Present 咲かす 咲かさない
Polite 咲かします 咲かしません
Past 咲かした 咲かさなかった
Polite + Past 咲かしました 咲かしませんでした
Te-form 咲かして 咲かさなくて
Potential 咲かせる 咲かせない
Passive 咲かされる 咲かされない
Causative 咲かさせる 咲かさせない
Imperative 咲かせ 咲かすな

Example

温室の花を咲かすために、庭師は温度と湿度の調整を続ける。
To make the greenhouse flowers bloom, the gardener keeps adjusting the temperature and humidity.

Usage Notes

A transitive verb for causing flowers or plants to bloom; a different causative expression is more common in contemporary standard usage.

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