汚します（よごします、yogoshimasu）
- to make dirty
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YOGO
汚
よご
SHI
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MA
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SU
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汚します (よごします, romaji: yogoshimasu) means "to make dirty" in Japanese. It is a N3 Mid-level Verb (group 1) word.
| Meaning: | to make dirty |
| Level: | N3 Mid |
| Lexical Category: | Verb (group 1) (五段動詞) |
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Verb Conjugation
Basic Conjugation
Romaji：yogoshimasu
Hiragana：よごします
Polite-form (ます形) | よごします汚します。make dirty. |
Dict-form (辞書形) | 汚すmake dirty |
Connect-form (て形) | 汚して + <Verb> |
Not-form (ない形) | 汚さないnot make dirty |
Advanced Conjugation
Past-form (た形) | 汚したmake dirtied |
Terminal-form (終止形) | 汚す。make dirty. |
If-form (仮定形) | 汚せばif make dirty |
Let's-form (意志形) | 汚そう !let's make dirty |
Command-form (命令形) | 汚せ !make dirty ! |
AI Explanation
The Japanese word 汚します (よごします) means "to soil," "to stain," "to make dirty," or "to pollute." It implies the act of making something unclean or impure, often with a visible substance. This verb describes the action of causing something to lose its cleanliness or pristine condition. It can apply to various objects, surfaces, or even concepts like reputations. The base form of this verb is 汚す (よごす). 汚します is the polite form, making it suitable for a wider range of situations.
⚫︎服を汚します Translation: I soil my clothes. ⚫︎水で床を汚します Translation: I dirty the floor with water. ⚫︎環境を汚します Translation: I pollute the environment.
⚫︎ You use 汚します in situations where you are describing the action of making something unclean. ⚫︎ It’s a versatile verb and can be used in both formal and informal settings, although it is considered more polite than the plain form 汚す. ⚫︎ It is appropriate when speaking about physical dirt, stains, or pollution. It can also be used metaphorically to describe damaging something, such as a reputation.
⚫︎ This word is typically written with the kanji 汚 (meaning "dirty") and the hiragana します. ⚫︎ The complete word is 汚します. ⚫︎ The verb stem is 汚, and the inflection します indicates polite present/future tense. ⚫︎The okurigana (suffix hiragana) for the base form is す.
⚫︎ 汚す (よごす): The plain form of 汚します. ⚫︎ 汚れる (よごれる): To become dirty (intransitive verb). ⚫︎ 汚染する (おせんする): To pollute (more formal, often used for environmental pollution).
⚫︎ きれいにします (きれいにします): To clean up/make clean. ⚫︎ 清掃します (せいそうします): To clean (more formal).
子供が泥で服を汚しました。 ・Translation: The child soiled their clothes with mud. ・Explanation: This sentence describes the action of a child making their clothes dirty with mud.
彼は自分の言葉で彼女の評判を汚しました。 ・Translation: He sullied her reputation with his words. ・Explanation: This sentence uses the verb figuratively to describe damaging someone's reputation.
⚫︎ The kanji 汚 (よご) is composed of the radical 氵 (water) and 𠂇 (which indicates something bent or not straight). ⚫︎ The verb 汚す (よごす) is formed by adding the verb-forming suffix す to the kanji. ⚫︎The origin of the word relates to something being made impure or unclean, like something having a stain.