JLPT N4 vocabulary
許す: meaning, reading and conjugation
Reading and pitch accent
ゆるす2Nakadaka · falls inside
Godan verb (u-verb)
Meaning
- to permit, to allow, to approve, to consent to
- to forgive, to pardon, to excuse, to tolerate
- to exempt (someone) from, to remit, to release, to let off
- to acknowledge, to admit
- to trust, to confide in, to let one's guard down
- to give up (points in a game, distance in a race, etc.), to yield
Conjugation
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Basics | ||
| Plain present辞書形 · ない形 | 許す | 許 |
| Plain pastた形 · なかった形 | 許 | 許 |
| Polite presentます形 | 許 | 許 |
| Polite pastました形 | 許 | 許 |
| Te-formて形 | 許 | 許 |
| Conditions and moods | ||
| If (-ba)ば形 | 許 | 許 |
| If / when (-tara)たら形 | 許 | 許 |
| Let’s / will意向形 | 許 | —not in common use |
| Want toたい形 | 許 | 許 |
| Command / don’t命令形 · 禁止形 | 許 | 許す |
| Can · passive · causative | ||
| Can (potential)可能形 | 許 | 許 |
| Passive受身形 | 許 | 許 |
| Make / let使役形 | 許 | 許 |
| Be made to使役受身形 | 許 | 許 |
Example sentences
法の名のもとに不正は決して許されない。
In the name of the law, wrongdoing must never be permitted.