指す
さす
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to specify some person
JLPT N3 Common word
Meanings
Godan verb (-su), Transitive
to point- to nominate; to select someone; to specify some person
- to identify; to indicate; to point out
- to play (a game of shogi); to move (a piece)
- to extend one's arm straight ahead (in dance)
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 指すさす | 指しますさします |
| Negative | 指さないささない | 指しませんさしません |
| Past | 指したさした | 指しましたさしました |
| Past negative | 指さなかったささなかった | 指しませんでしたさしませんでした |
| Te-form | 指してさして |
|---|---|
| Potential | 指せるさせる |
| Passive | 指されるさされる |
| Causative | 指させるささせる |
| Volitional | 指そうさそう |
| Imperative | 指せさせ |
| Conditional (ば) | 指せばさせば |
| Conditional (たら) | 指したらさしたら |
Example sentences
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Compass needles point to the north.
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It is rude to point at people.
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The clock says two.
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The thermometer reads 10C.
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The hands of the watch point to seven o’clock.
More examples (10)
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The sign '&' stands for 'and'.
UFOとは未確認飛行物体を指す。
UFO stands for unidentified flying object.
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Her watch read three o'clock in the morning.
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The thermometer reads three degrees below zero.
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The word refers to not only adults but also children.
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I don't know which doctor she meant.
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The speedometer was indicating 95 mph.
近年では、年配の人達を指すのに「高齢者」という用語をよく使う。
Nowadays, we often use the term "senior citizen" to refer to old people.
「有志連合」とは、イラク戦争でイラクを相手に協力して戦った国々のことを指す言葉である。
The "Coalition of the Willing" is a phrase that refers to the countries that fought together against Iraq in the Iraq War.
ベンヤミンは優れた芸術作品を前にして人が経験するであろう畏怖や崇敬の感覚を指して「アウラ」という語を用いた。
Benjamin called the sense of awe and reverence experienced before a great work of art "aura".