よす
Usually written in kana. Kanji spelling 止す
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop
JLPT N3 Common word
Meanings
Godan verb (-su), Transitive
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up; to quitSuffix, Godan verb (-su)
to stop in the midst of; to leave undone
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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Let's get off the subject.
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Stop making a fool of yourself.
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Don't bite your nails.
もう議論はよしましょう。
Let's be done with the argument.
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Just for this once, let's not have an argument.
More examples (10)
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Let's not talk to her.
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Don't be so childish.
テニスをするのはよしましょう。
Let's not play tennis.
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Stop making a fool of yourself.
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Don't ask me such a hard question.
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Try to see things as they really are.
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Let's not argue for the sake of arguing.
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You shouldn't even try making sense of it.
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Let's not quibble over trivial matters.
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I will not presume to give an opinion.