Japanese

やす

ひやす
Meaning: to cool down; to chill
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

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

Handwriting

冷
や
す

Example sentences

Since it's hot, I've chilled some beer in the refrigerator.
氷で冷やしたら、足の腫れが少し引いた。
After cooling it with ice, the swelling in my foot went down a bit.

Usage Notes

Transitive verb meaning to lower the temperature of something. Can also mean 'to calm down' (头を冷やす) or 'to be horrified' (肝を冷やす).

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