Japanese

らす

ぬらす
Meaning: to wet; to soak; to moisten
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

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

Handwriting

濡
ら
す

Example

I accidentally got my sleeve wet while cooking.

Usage Notes

Used when something is made wet by a liquid. Often used for getting clothes or body parts wet.

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