Japanese

とおりこす
Meaning: to go past; to go beyond; to exceed
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 通り越す 通り越さない
Polite 通り越します 通り越しません
Past 通り越した 通り越さなかった
Polite + Past 通り越しました 通り越しませんでした
Te-form 通り越して 通り越さなくて
Potential 通り越せる 通り越せない
Passive 通り越される 通り越されない
Causative 通り越させる 通り越させない
Imperative 通り越せ 通り越すな

Handwriting

通
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越
す

Example

It was so cold it went beyond being cold and actually hurt.

Usage Notes

Can refer to physically passing a location or metaphorically exceeding a certain limit or state.

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