読み下す · godan verb (-su)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 読み下す | 読み下さない |
| Polite | 読み下します | 読み下しません |
| Past polite | 読み下しました | 読み下しませんでした |
| Past | 読み下した | 読み下さなかった |
| Te-form | 読み下して | 読み下さないで |
| Desire | 読み下したい | 読み下したくない |
| Potential | 読み下せる | 読み下せない |
| Passive | 読み下される | 読み下されない |
| Causative | 読み下させる | 読み下させない |
| Causative passive | 読み下させられる | 読み下させられない |
| Volitional | 読み下そう | |
| Polite volitional | 読み下しましょう | |
| Imperative | 読み下せ | 読み下すな |
| Conditional | 読み下せば | 読み下さなければ |
| Tara conditional | 読み下したら | 読み下さなかったら |
godan verb (-su), transitive verb
read through; read from start to finish
Only when written 読み下す
Used for reading a text continuously from beginning to end, often with the nuance of reading aloud or reading thoroughly.
I read through the long novel in one night.
godan verb (-su), transitive verb
transliterate classical Chinese into Japanese; render Chinese text in Japanese reading
Specifically refers to the traditional practice of converting classical Chinese (kanbun) into Japanese word order and adding kana to make it readable as Japanese.
漢文を読み下して、日本語として理解する。
I transliterate the classical Chinese text into Japanese to understand it as Japanese.