Japanese

やす

こやす
Meaning: to enrich; to fatten; to fertilize; to cultivate (palate/eye)
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

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

Handwriting

肥
や
す

Example sentences

He eats delicious things and is cultivating his palate.
汚職役人が私腹を肥やすのは許せない。
It is unforgivable for corrupt officials to enrich themselves.
権力を握った彼は、枉法徇私を繰り返し、私腹を肥やした。
Having seized power, he repeatedly bent the law for personal gain and enriched himself.

Usage Notes

Can mean to fertilize soil, to fatten livestock, to enrich one's pocket (illegally), or to develop a refined taste or eye for something.

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