貸します（かします、kashimasu）
- to lend
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貸します (かします, romaji: kashimasu) means "to lend" in Japanese. It is a N5 High-level Verb (group 1) word.
| Meaning: | to lend |
| Level: | N5 High |
| Lexical Category: | Verb (group 1) (五段動詞) |
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Verb Conjugation
Basic Conjugation
Romaji：kashimasu
Hiragana：かします
Polite-form (ます形) | かします貸します。lend. |
Dict-form (辞書形) | 貸すlend |
Connect-form (て形) | 貸して + <Verb> |
Not-form (ない形) | 貸さないnot lend |
Advanced Conjugation
Past-form (た形) | 貸したlended |
Terminal-form (終止形) | 貸す。lend. |
If-form (仮定形) | 貸せばif lend |
Let's-form (意志形) | 貸そう !let's lend |
Command-form (命令形) | 貸せ !lend ! |
AI Explanation
The Japanese verb 貸します (pronounced かします, *kashimasu*) means "to lend" or "to rent." It implies giving something to someone for their temporary use, with the expectation that it will be returned. It also can refer to loaning money.
⚫︎本を 貸します Translation: I will lend a book. ⚫︎お金を 貸しますか？ Translation: Will you lend me money? ⚫︎友達に車を 貸します Translation: I will lend my car to my friend.
⚫︎貸します is used when *you* are the lender. ⚫︎It is typically used in a context where you are offering something to someone for a short period of time. ⚫︎Be sure to use the correct particles (e.g., に for "to" or "for").
⚫︎The base form of the verb is 貸す (*kasu*), written in kanji 貸. ⚫︎The ます-form, 貸します (*kashimasu*), is the polite form. ⚫︎The hiragana かします is used for the reading. ⚫︎The okurigana (hiragana suffixes) is usually "します"
⚫︎融資する (*yuushi suru*) – to finance, to lend money (more formal) ⚫︎レンタルする (*rentaru suru*) – to rent (borrow) ⚫︎賃貸する (*chintai suru*) – to rent out, lease (typically for real estate)
⚫︎借ります (*karimasu*) – to borrow
私は彼に 貸します。 ・Translation: I will lend it to him. ・Explanation: This sentence demonstrates the basic usage of 貸します in a simple sentence.
来週、友達にカメラを 貸します。 ・Translation: I will lend my camera to my friend next week. ・Explanation: This sentence includes the object being lent (camera) and the recipient (friend), along with a time frame.
⚫︎The kanji 貸 is composed of two parts: ⚫︎The radical 人 (person) on the left side, and the sound element 貨 (goods, property) on the right side. ⚫︎The meaning of 貸 comes from the action of lending or entrusting a possession (goods) to someone.