散らす
ちらす
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute
JLPT N2 Common word
Meanings
Godan verb (-su), Transitive
to scatter; to cause a shower of- to disperse; to distribute; to spread
- to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve; to get rid of; to cure
- to distract; to divert
Suffix, Godan verb (-su)
to do ... wildly (i.e. disorderly or frequently); to do ... all over the place
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 散らすちらす | 散らしますちらします |
| Negative | 散らさないちらさない | 散らしませんちらしません |
| Past | 散らしたちらした | 散らしましたちらしました |
| Past negative | 散らさなかったちらさなかった | 散らしませんでしたちらしませんでした |
| Te-form | 散らしてちらして |
|---|---|
| Potential | 散らせるちらせる |
| Passive | 散らされるちらされる |
| Causative | 散らさせるちらさせる |
| Volitional | 散らそうちらそう |
| Imperative | 散らせちらせ |
| Conditional (ば) | 散らせばちらせば |
| Conditional (たら) | 散らしたらちらしたら |
Example sentences
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The wind scattered the leaves about.
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He scattered the coins of the money-changers and overturned their table.
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Newspapers lay scattered all over the floor.
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She threw away everything that was on the small dining table in a drunken hand gesture.
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Fighting and screaming don't solve anything.