暮らす · godan verb (-su)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 暮らす | 暮らさない |
| Polite | 暮らします | 暮らしません |
| Past polite | 暮らしました | 暮らしませんでした |
| Past | 暮らした | 暮らさなかった |
| Te-form | 暮らして | 暮らさないで |
| Desire | 暮らしたい | 暮らしたくない |
| Potential | 暮らせる | 暮らせない |
| Passive | 暮らされる | 暮らされない |
| Causative | 暮らさせる | 暮らさせない |
| Causative passive | 暮らさせられる | 暮らさせられない |
| Volitional | 暮らそう | |
| Polite volitional | 暮らしましょう | |
| Imperative | 暮らせ | 暮らすな |
| Conditional | 暮らせば | 暮らさなければ |
| Tara conditional | 暮らしたら | 暮らさなかったら |
godan verb (-su), intransitive verb
General intransitive use for living one's daily life, often with a location or manner.
He lives quietly in the countryside.
It's hard to get by on just a pension.
godan verb (-su), intransitive verb
make a living; earn a livelihood
Focuses on the economic aspect of sustaining oneself, often with a means of income.
He makes a living as a translator.
There are people who live on a dollar a day.
godan verb (-su), transitive verb, intransitive verb
spend one's days; pass one's time
Dated usage; describes spending time in a certain way or state. Often replaced by 過ごす in modern Japanese.
He spent his days reading.
In the old days, people used to pass the whole day like this.
keep doing; spend all day doing
Suffix attached to the -masu stem of a verb. Indicates doing something habitually or all day long.
He spends all day playing.
I spent the summer vacation sleeping.
He lives quietly in the countryside.
She lives with her parents.
My grandfather lives on his pension.
He spends every day just playing around.
all day long; from morning to evening
way of living; lifestyle
living together as a pair; two-person household
spend one's days grieving; grieve away one's days
living with one's parents; living at home
wait all day; spend the day waiting
to live deeply in love
spend one's days and nights doing
living circumstances; lifestyle; household finances