Japanese

まかす
Meaning: to entrust; to leave (a matter) to someone
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

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

Handwriting

任
す

Example

I decided to leave this job to him.

Usage Notes

A less common variant of 'makaseru', used to express the act of giving someone responsibility.

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