写す
うつす
to copy; to duplicate; to reproduce; to trace
JLPT N4 Common word
Meanings
Godan verb (-su), Transitive
to copy; to duplicate; to reproduce; to trace; to transcribe- to describe; to depict; to portray; to express
- to imitate; to model after
- to take (a photo); to photograph; to film; to shoot
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 写すうつす | 写しますうつします |
| Negative | 写さないうつさない | 写しませんうつしません |
| Past | 写したうつした | 写しましたうつしました |
| Past negative | 写さなかったうつさなかった | 写しませんでしたうつしませんでした |
| Te-form | 写してうつして |
|---|---|
| Potential | 写せるうつせる |
| Passive | 写されるうつされる |
| Causative | 写させるうつさせる |
| Volitional | 写そううつそう |
| Imperative | 写せうつせ |
| Conditional (ば) | 写せばうつせば |
| Conditional (たら) | 写したらうつしたら |
Example sentences
答え、写してもいい？
Can I copy your answers?
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She will copy her friend's notebook.
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I'm not copying your homework.
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He copied his friend's notebook with precision.
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Tom, will you let me copy your math homework?
More examples (10)
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The picture was taken from the air.
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He was busy copying his friend's notebook.
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Copy this page in your notebook.
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I copied in my notebook whatever he wrote on the blackboard.
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Copy what's on the blackboard into your notebook.
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The student may have copied the figures in a hurry.
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Ms. Takada accused the boy of copying another student's homework.
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He cheated on the test by copying from the girl in front.
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In copying this paper, be careful not to leave out any words.
トムは辞書で見つけた卑猥な例文をノートに写して暗記している。
Tom copies dirty example sentences he finds in his dictionary into his notebook and memorizes them.