やり過ごす (yarisugosu) Japanese meaning: let pass | KotomoraCommon word›JLPTN1›Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000やり過ごす · godan verb (-su)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
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| Dictionary | やり過ごす | やり過ごさない |
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| Polite | やり過ごします | やり過ごしません |
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| Past polite | やり過ごしました | やり過ごしませんでした |
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| Past | やり過ごした | やり過ごさなかった |
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| Te-form | やり過ごして | やり過ごさないで |
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| Desire | やり過ごしたい | やり過ごしたくない |
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| Potential | やり過ごせる | やり過ごせない |
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| Passive | やり過ごされる | やり過ごされない |
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| Causative | やり過ごさせる | やり過ごさせない |
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| Causative passive | やり過ごさせられる | やり過ごさせられない |
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| Volitional | やり過ごそう | |
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| Polite volitional | やり過ごしましょう | |
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| Imperative | やり過ごせ | やり過ごすな |
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| Conditional | やり過ごせば | やり過ごさなければ |
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| Tara conditional | やり過ごしたら | やり過ごさなかったら |
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過
ごし
た
。
He let the car coming from behind pass.
I passed the time at a café until the rain stopped.
Usage patterns
〈物〉をやり過ごすto let a vehicle or thing go by without boarding/taking it
It was crowded, so I let one train go by.
〈時〉をやり過ごすto wait out a period of time without doing anything about it
I dozed off to get through the boring meeting.
〈人〉をやり過ごすto let a person pass by without engaging with them
I let the person behind me pass without being noticed.
〈事〉をやり過ごすto wait out or get through a difficult situation without confronting it
I got through the awkward moment without saying anything.
3%
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Search-only simplified form; not standard in modern usage.
遣り過すUsage1%
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Search-only form combining rare kanji and simplified 過; not used in practice.