省く
はぶく
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to eliminate
JLPT N3 Common word
Meanings
Godan verb (-ku), Transitive
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to eliminate- to curtail; to save; to cut down; to economize; to economise
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
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| Present | 省くはぶく | 省きますはぶきます |
| Negative | 省かないはぶかない | 省きませんはぶきません |
| Past | 省いたはぶいた | 省きましたはぶきました |
| Past negative | 省かなかったはぶかなかった | 省きませんでしたはぶきませんでした |
| Te-form | 省いてはぶいて |
|---|---|
| Potential | 省けるはぶける |
| Passive | 省かれるはぶかれる |
| Causative | 省かせるはぶかせる |
| Volitional | 省こうはぶこう |
| Imperative | 省けはぶけ |
| Conditional (ば) | 省けばはぶけば |
| Conditional (たら) | 省いたらはぶいたら |
Example sentences
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Leave out this word.
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You should leave out these two lines.
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Machinery dispenses with much labor.
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You may leave out the details.
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Leave out anything that is useless.
More examples (10)
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A stitch in time saves nine.
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This robot dispenses with many hands.
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We made it cheaper by eliminating unnecessary functions.
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This machine saves us a lot of labor.
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This is a great time-saving gadget for the housewife.
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The teacher omitted the exercise on page 21 of the book.
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I had to leave out this problem for lack of space.
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Computers can save us a lot of time and trouble.
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Computers save us a lot of time and trouble.
本のリストが長すぎるようだったら、外国の本は省いてください。
If the list of books is too long, please leave out all foreign books.