Japanese

のみほす
Meaning: to drink up; to drain (a glass)
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 飲み干す 飲み干さない
Polite 飲み干します 飲み干しません
Past 飲み干した 飲み干さなかった
Polite + Past 飲み干しました 飲み干しませんでした
Te-form 飲み干して 飲み干さなくて
Potential 飲み干せる 飲み干せない
Passive 飲み干される 飲み干されない
Causative 飲み干させる 飲み干させない
Imperative 飲み干せ 飲み干すな

Handwriting

飲
み
干
す

Example sentences

He drank up the beer in one gulp.
余りの暑さに、彼は冷たい水を一気に飲み干した。
Because of the excessive heat, he drank the cold water all at once.
彼は豪快に笑いながら、ビールを飲み干した。
He laughed heartily while drinking up the beer.
彼はビールをごくりと飲み干した。
He gulped down the beer.
彼は冷たいビールをぐいっと飲み干した。
He gulped down the cold beer in one go.
彼はビールを一気に飲み干した。
He drank the beer in one gulp.

Usage Notes

Used when drinking a liquid until none is left in the container.

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