Japanese

よす

よす
Meaning: to stop, to quit, to desist
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

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

Handwriting

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Example sentences

Stop joking around.
そんなみっともない真似はよしなさい。
Stop acting so shamefully.

Usage Notes

Typically written in hiragana. It is often used in the imperative form 「よしなさい」 to tell someone to stop an action, similar to 「やめる」 but slightly more colloquial.

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