荒らす
荒らす · godan verb (-su)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 荒らす | 荒らさない |
| Polite | 荒らします | 荒らしません |
| Past polite | 荒らしました | 荒らしませんでした |
| Past | 荒らした | 荒らさなかった |
| Te-form | 荒らして | 荒らさないで |
| Desire | 荒らしたい | 荒らしたくない |
| Potential | 荒らせる | 荒らせない |
| Passive | 荒らされる | 荒らされない |
| Causative | 荒らさせる | 荒らさせない |
| Causative passive | 荒らさせられる | 荒らさせられない |
| Volitional | 荒らそう | |
| Polite volitional | 荒らしましょう | |
| Imperative | 荒らせ | 荒らすな |
| Conditional | 荒らせば | 荒らさなければ |
| Tara conditional | 荒らしたら | 荒らさなかったら |
Meanings
godan verb (-su), transitive verb
Used for physical destruction or severe damage to land, buildings, or environments, often by natural forces or human action.
The typhoon devastated the fields.
There is damage from deer ravaging gardens.
godan verb (-su), transitive verb
Focuses on unauthorized entry and disruption, such as burglary or vandalism, rather than large-scale destruction.
Incidents of breaking into vacant houses are increasing.
A burglar broke into the store and stole goods.
godan verb (-su), transitive verb
Colloquial computing term for disruptive online behavior: posting spam, trolling forums, or defacing websites.
We're having trouble with more users trolling the message board.
Spam bots are vandalizing the comment section.
Usage patterns
- 〈場所〉を荒らすto devastate or damage a place (fields, land, etc.)
The typhoon devastated the fields.
- 空き家を荒らすto break into and ransack a vacant house
A thief broke in and ransacked the empty house while no one was home.
- 掲示板を荒らすto spam or troll an online forum
Someone trolled and spammed the online forum.
- 縄張りを荒らすto encroach on someone's territory
Encroaching on another gang's territory causes trouble.