移す
うつす
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to swap; to substitute
JLPT N3 Common word
Meanings
Godan verb (-su), Transitive
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to swap; to substitute- to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.)
- to divert (one's attention) to
- to spend (time); to let (time) pass
- to infect
All 6 meanings
- to permeate something (with a color, smell, etc.)
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 移すうつす | 移しますうつします |
| Negative | 移さないうつさない | 移しませんうつしません |
| Past | 移したうつした | 移しましたうつしました |
| Past negative | 移さなかったうつさなかった | 移しませんでしたうつしませんでした |
| Te-form | 移してうつして |
|---|---|
| Potential | 移せるうつせる |
| Passive | 移されるうつされる |
| Causative | 移させるうつさせる |
| Volitional | 移そううつそう |
| Imperative | 移せうつせ |
| Conditional (ば) | 移せばうつせば |
| Conditional (たら) | 移したらうつしたら |
Example sentences
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I acted out my belief.
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He translated promise into actions.
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He brought his ideas into practice.
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He transferred his office to Osaka.
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His theories were put into effect.
More examples (10)
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His plan was put into action.
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He put the plan into practice.
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I put the plan into practice.
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Is it true that you recover from colds when you give them to someone else?
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Naomi shifted her bag from one hand to the other.
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She transferred the picture in the book to her notebook.
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The committee adjourned to another hall.
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He carried out the plan he had made in detail.
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To know is one thing, and to do is another.
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I want quick action subsequent to the decision.