許します（ゆるします、yurushimasu）
- to permit
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許します (ゆるします, romaji: yurushimasu) means "to permit" in Japanese. It is a N3 Mid-level Verb (group 1) word.
| Meaning: | to permit |
| Level: | N3 Mid |
| Lexical Category: | Verb (group 1) (五段動詞) |
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Verb Conjugation
Basic Conjugation
Romaji：yurushimasu
Hiragana：ゆるします
Polite-form (ます形) | ゆるします許します。permit. |
Dict-form (辞書形) | 許すpermit |
Connect-form (て形) | 許して + <Verb> |
Not-form (ない形) | 許さないnot permit |
Advanced Conjugation
Past-form (た形) | 許したpermitted |
Terminal-form (終止形) | 許す。permit. |
If-form (仮定形) | 許せばif permit |
Let's-form (意志形) | 許そう !let's permit |
Command-form (命令形) | 許せ !permit ! |
AI Explanation
The Japanese word 許します (ゆるします) primarily means "to forgive," "to allow," "to permit," or "to excuse." It implies granting permission or pardoning someone for a mistake or transgression. The specific meaning depends on the context of the sentence. It can also mean to release or let go of something, depending on the situation.
⚫︎遅れてすみません。許してください。 Translation: I'm sorry for being late. Please forgive me. ⚫︎宿題を忘れてしまった。許してくれますか？ Translation: I forgot my homework. Will you allow it? (Will you excuse me?) ⚫︎ここで写真撮影を許しますか？ Translation: Are you permitted to take photos here?
You can use 許します in various situations: ⚫︎ When asking for forgiveness for a mistake. ⚫︎ When granting permission for something. ⚫︎ When excusing someone from a responsibility. The level of politeness depends on the context and who you are speaking to. When speaking to someone of a higher social status, you may use a more polite form. 許します is a polite form, and even more polite forms exist, such as 許していただきます, or お許しください.
許します is written in: ⚫︎ Kanji: 許します ⚫︎ Hiragana: ゆるします (When used as a grammatical function word or for emphasis on the pronunciation.) The okurigana is します.
⚫︎ 赦す (ゆるす): To forgive, to pardon (more formal) ⚫︎ 免じる (めんじる): To excuse, to exempt ⚫︎ 許可する (きょかする): To permit, to allow (more formal and focuses on the granting of permission) ⚫︎ 許す: The plain form.
⚫︎ 拒否する (きょひする): To refuse, to reject ⚫︎ 禁止する (きんしする): To prohibit, to forbid
先生、遅刻してすみません。今日の授業を許してください。 ・Translation: Teacher, I'm sorry for being late. Please forgive my lateness for today's class. ・Explanation: This sentence expresses a request for forgiveness from the teacher for being late to class. The polite form of 許します, 許してください, is used to show respect to the teacher.
この場所での飲食を許しますか？ ・Translation: Are we allowed to eat and drink in this place? ・Explanation: This sentence asks whether it's permitted to eat and drink in a certain place. Here, 許します is used to inquire about permission.
The kanji 許 (ゆる) itself means "to allow," "to permit," "to forgive," etc. It is composed of the radical 言 (こと/言) meaning "words" or "speech", and 午 (うま/ご) meaning "noon". The origin of the kanji suggests the idea of "speaking the truth at noon" or the "truth of the words" is being allowed or permitted. The verb ending します makes the word into a polite, modern Japanese verb.