押します（おします、oshimasu）
- to push
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押します (おします, romaji: oshimasu) means "to push" in Japanese. It is a N5 High-level Verb (group 1) word.
| Meaning: | to push |
| Level: | N5 High |
| Lexical Category: | Verb (group 1) (五段動詞) |
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Verb Conjugation
Basic Conjugation
Romaji：oshimasu
Hiragana：おします
Polite-form (ます形) | おします押します。push. |
Dict-form (辞書形) | 押すpush |
Connect-form (て形) | 押して + <Verb> |
Not-form (ない形) | 押さないnot push |
Advanced Conjugation
Past-form (た形) | 押したpushed |
Terminal-form (終止形) | 押す。push. |
If-form (仮定形) | 押せばif push |
Let's-form (意志形) | 押そう !let's push |
Command-form (命令形) | 押せ !push ! |
AI Explanation
The Japanese word 押します (pronounced おします, *oshimasu*) primarily means "to push" or "to press." It describes the action of applying force to something to move it or activate it. It can also be used in a figurative sense, such as "to suppress" or "to insist."
⚫︎ボタンを押します。 Translation: I push the button. ⚫︎ドアを押します。 Translation: I push the door. ⚫︎この書類にサインを押してください。 Translation: Please sign this document.
押します is a versatile verb commonly used in everyday Japanese. It's used in various situations, such as: ⚫︎ When physically pushing or pressing something (buttons, doors, etc.). ⚫︎ When suggesting or urging someone to do something. ⚫︎ When suppressing or containing something. ⚫︎ It is a polite form. The plain form (dictionary form) is 押す (*osu*).
押します is written in: ⚫︎ Hiragana: おします (*oshimasu*) ⚫︎ Kanji: 押します (*oshimasu*) The kanji 押 ( *osu*) means "to push" or "to press." The suffix ます (*masu*) is a polite verb ending. The okurigana (hiragana following the kanji) is always します (*shimasu*).
⚫︎ 突く (*tsuku*) - to poke, to jab (focuses on a sharp, quick push) ⚫︎ プッシュする (*pusshu suru*) - to push (loanword from English) ⚫︎ プレスする (*paresu suru*) - to press (loanword from English) ⚫︎ 押す(*osu*) - to push (plain form)
⚫︎ 引きます (*hikimasu*) - to pull ⚫︎ 引っ張ります (*hipparimasu*) - to pull (more emphatic)
この赤いボタンを押してください。 ・Translation: Please press this red button. ・Explanation: This sentence uses 押します to politely request someone to press a button.
彼はその問題を押し隠そうとした。 ・Translation: He tried to conceal the problem. ・Explanation: In this sentence, 押します is used in a figurative sense, meaning "to suppress" or "to hide."
The etymology of 押す (and therefore, 押します) comes from Old Japanese, where it denoted the act of applying force or pressure. The kanji 押 combines elements representing "hand" and "pressure," reflecting the physical action of pushing.