Japanese

のばす

のばす
Meaning: to lengthen; to stretch; to extend; to postpone
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

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

Handwriting

の
ば
す

Example

He reached out his hand and took the book.

Usage Notes

Can refer to physical stretching/extending or temporal postponement. In this sentence, it means to extend a part of the body.

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