Japanese

おす
Meaning: to push; to press
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

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

Handwriting

押
す

Example sentences

When you press the emergency button, the alarm will sound.
呼鈴のボタンを押すと、奥から店員が出てきた。
When I pressed the doorbell button, a shop assistant came out from the back.
使い方はこの通り、ボタンを押すだけです。
The usage is like this, just press the button.
メッセージを送信するには、ボタンを押してください。
Please press the button to send the message.
祭りの人波に押されて、友達とはぐれてしまった。
Pushed by the surge of people at the festival, I got separated from my friends.
このボタンを押すと、カメラが上下左右に動く。
If you press this button, the camera moves up, down, left, and right.
その詔勅には玉璽が押されていた
The imperial seal was stamped on the imperial rescript.
公式文書に国璽が押された
The national seal was stamped on the official document.

Usage Notes

Used for physically pushing objects or pressing buttons.

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