汚す
よごす
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to make dirty
JLPT N2 Common word
Meanings
Godan verb (-su), Transitive
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to make dirty; to stain- to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor; to defile
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 汚すよごす | 汚しますよごします |
| Negative | 汚さないよごさない | 汚しませんよごしません |
| Past | 汚したよごした | 汚しましたよごしました |
| Past negative | 汚さなかったよごさなかった | 汚しませんでしたよごしませんでした |
| Te-form | 汚してよごして |
|---|---|
| Potential | 汚せるよごせる |
| Passive | 汚されるよごされる |
| Causative | 汚させるよごさせる |
| Volitional | 汚そうよごそう |
| Imperative | 汚せよごせ |
| Conditional (ば) | 汚せばよごせば |
| Conditional (たら) | 汚したらよごしたら |
Example sentences
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He blotted the good reputation of our school.
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The boy got his hands dirty.
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Some factories pollute the environment.
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Cigarette smoke fouls the air in a room.
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Also my bedding got dirt on it.
More examples (10)
トムね、ズボンを汚しちゃったの。
Tom got his pants dirty.
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He blotted his shirt with ink spots.
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Such behavior is beneath his dignity.
この用紙をインクで汚してしまった。
I got an ink blot on this form.
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Your behavior brought disgrace on our family.
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Factory waste sometimes pollutes our rivers.
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You may take the book home so long as you don't get it dirty.
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You may take this book as long as you keep it clean.
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After the pictures were revealed, the actress' clean image was tainted.
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He soiled his white shirt when he changed the ink cartridge.