Japanese

かす

つかす
Meaning: to exhaust; to run out of; to lose (interest/patience)
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

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

Handwriting

尽
か
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Example

I finally lost patience with his insincere attitude.

Usage Notes

Most commonly used in the idiom '愛想を尽かす' (aiso o tsukasu), meaning to be disgusted with someone or to lose all affection for them.

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