潤す
潤す · godan verb (-su)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 潤す | 潤さない |
| Polite | 潤します | 潤しません |
| Past polite | 潤しました | 潤しませんでした |
| Past | 潤した | 潤さなかった |
| Te-form | 潤して | 潤さないで |
| Desire | 潤したい | 潤したくない |
| Potential | 潤せる | 潤せない |
| Passive | 潤される | 潤されない |
| Causative | 潤させる | 潤させない |
| Causative passive | 潤させられる | 潤させられない |
| Volitional | 潤そう | |
| Polite volitional | 潤しましょう | |
| Imperative | 潤せ | 潤すな |
| Conditional | 潤せば | 潤さなければ |
| Tara conditional | 潤したら | 潤さなかったら |
Meanings
godan verb (-su), transitive verb
Physical act of adding moisture to something, often with a nuance of restoring or providing beneficial moisture. Common with objects like throat, skin, soil, or cloth.
I drank water to moisten my throat.
The rain moistened the dry earth.
godan verb (-su), transitive verb
enrich; benefit; bring prosperity to
Figurative use: to bring financial or cultural benefit, to enrich life or a community. Often used with objects like 生活, 国, 心, or 財布.
Art enriches our hearts.
The new industry brought prosperity to the local economy.
Usage patterns
- 〈場所〉を潤すfor rain/water to moisten a place (e.g. the ground)
The night rain moistened the parched earth.
- 生活を潤すto enrich one's life (financially or otherwise)
Income from the side job is enriching the family's life.
- 財布を潤すto line one's pockets, to profit financially
Only a few contractors lined their pockets from the construction project.
- 心を潤すto nourish or enrich the heart/spirit
Beautiful music nourishes a tired heart.
Expressions
- 喉を潤すquench one's thirst; wet one's whistle