漏らす
漏らす · godan verb (-su)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 漏らす | 漏らさない |
| Polite | 漏らします | 漏らしません |
| Past polite | 漏らしました | 漏らしませんでした |
| Past | 漏らした | 漏らさなかった |
| Te-form | 漏らして | 漏らさないで |
| Desire | 漏らしたい | 漏らしたくない |
| Potential | 漏らせる | 漏らせない |
| Passive | 漏らされる | 漏らされない |
| Causative | 漏らさせる | 漏らさせない |
| Causative passive | 漏らさせられる | 漏らさせられない |
| Volitional | 漏らそう | |
| Polite volitional | 漏らしましょう | |
| Imperative | 漏らせ | 漏らすな |
| Conditional | 漏らせば | 漏らさなければ |
| Tara conditional | 漏らしたら | 漏らさなかったら |
Meanings
godan verb (-su), transitive verb
let leak; let out
Physical leakage: letting a substance, light, or sound escape, often unintentionally or through a gap.
The pipe is leaking water.
Don't let light leak through the gap in the curtains.
godan verb (-su), transitive verb
Disclosing secret information, often unintentionally or carelessly.
He carelessly let the secret slip.
Don't leak information to outsiders.
godan verb (-su), transitive verb
Giving voice to emotions, complaints, sighs, or true feelings that were held inside.
He voiced his dissatisfaction.
She let out a deep sigh.
godan verb (-su), transitive verb
wet oneself; have an accident
Euphemistic or direct expression for urinary or fecal incontinence; often used with お漏らし.
The child was so scared that he wet himself.
godan verb (-su), transitive verb
Intentionally skipping or excluding something, such as a detail or an item from a list.
You must not leave out important points from the explanation.
fail to do; miss doing; forget to do
Suffix attached to the -masu stem of a verb, indicating an accidental omission or failure to perform the action.
I missed hearing the important part.
I carelessly forgot to send that email.
Usage patterns
- 〈場所〉から〈物〉を漏らすto let something (light, sound) leak out from a place
Light leaks out through the gap in the window.
- 情報を漏らすto leak information
An employee leaked the company's confidential information.
- ため息を漏らすto let out a sigh
He dropped his shoulders and let out a sigh.
- 〈場所〉に〈物〉を漏らすto wet something (e.g. clothing) with urine or feces
The child wet his pants.
- 〈物〉を漏らすto accidentally leave something out (from a list or report)
I accidentally left out an important item from the list I submitted.
- 本音を漏らすto let slip one's true feelings
She accidentally let her true feelings slip out.