よす

Usually written in kana. Kanji spelling 止す

to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop

JLPT N3 Common word

Meanings

  1. Godan verb (-su), Transitive

    to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up; to quit
  2. Suffix, Godan verb (-su)

    to stop in the midst of; to leave undone

Forms

PlainPolite
Presentよすよします
Negativeよさないよしません
Pastよしたよしました
Past negativeよさなかったよしませんでした
Te-formよして
Potentialよせる
Passiveよされる
Causativeよさせる
Volitionalよそう
Imperativeよせ
Conditional (ば)よせば
Conditional (たら)よしたら

Example sentences

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