JLPT N5 vocabulary
過ごす: meaning, reading and conjugation
Reading and pitch accent
すごす2Nakadaka · falls inside
Godan verb (u-verb)
Meaning
- to spend time, pass time, lead a life, live
- to overdo it, especially with alcohol, drink alcohol, carry something too far, carry it to excess
- (dated) to take care of, support
- (suffix, godan verb ending in -su) to overdo, do too much, after the -masu stem of a verb
- (suffix, godan verb ending in -su) to ... without acting on it, to ... without getting involved (e.g. 見過ごす), after the -masu stem of a verb
Conjugation
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Basics | ||
| Plain present辞書形 · ない形 | 過ごす | 過ご |
| Plain pastた形 · なかった形 | 過ご | 過ご |
| Polite presentます形 | 過ご | 過ご |
| Polite pastました形 | 過ご | 過ご |
| Te-formて形 | 過ご | 過ご |
| Conditions and moods | ||
| If (-ba)ば形 | 過ご | 過ご |
| If / when (-tara)たら形 | 過ご | 過ご |
| Let’s / will意向形 | 過ご | —not in common use |
| Want toたい形 | 過ご | 過ご |
| Command / don’t命令形 · 禁止形 | 過ご | 過ごす |
| Can · passive · causative | ||
| Can (potential)可能形 | 過ご | 過ご |
| Passive受身形 | 過ご | 過ご |
| Make / let使役形 | 過ご | 過ご |
| Be made to使役受身形 | 過ご | 過ご |
Example sentences
8月にしてはとても過ごしやすいね。
It's very pleasant for August, isn't it?
一日でいいから思うままに過ごしてみたい。
Even if it's just for one day, I'd like to spend it however I feel like.
これから台風が来るから、 家で過ごすにこしたことはない。
A typhoon is coming soon, so it's better to pass the time at home.