JLPT N4 vocabulary
探す: meaning, reading and conjugation
Reading and pitch accent
さがす0Heiban · flat
Godan verb (u-verb)
Meaning
- to search for (something desired, needed), to look for, to hunt for, to seek
- to search (a house, pocket, etc.), to search through, to rummage in (e.g. a drawer), to fish around
Conjugation
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Basics | ||
| Plain present辞書形 · ない形 | 探す | 探 |
| Plain pastた形 · なかった形 | 探 | 探 |
| Polite presentます形 | 探 | 探 |
| Polite pastました形 | 探 | 探 |
| Te-formて形 | 探 | 探 |
| Conditions and moods | ||
| If (-ba)ば形 | 探 | 探 |
| If / when (-tara)たら形 | 探 | 探 |
| Let’s / will意向形 | 探 | —not in common use |
| Want toたい形 | 探 | 探 |
| Command / don’t命令形 · 禁止形 | 探 | 探す |
| Can · passive · causative | ||
| Can (potential)可能形 | 探 | 探 |
| Passive受身形 | 探 | 探 |
| Make / let使役形 | 探 | 探 |
| Be made to使役受身形 | 探 | 探 |