食わす · godan verb (-su)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 食わす | 食わさない |
| Polite | 食わします | 食わしません |
| Past polite | 食わしました | 食わしませんでした |
| Past | 食わした | 食わさなかった |
| Te-form | 食わして | 食わさないで |
| Desire | 食わしたい | 食わしたくない |
| Potential | 食わせる | 食わせない |
| Passive | 食わされる | 食わされない |
| Causative | 食わさせる | 食わさせない |
| Causative passive | 食わさせられる | 食わさせられない |
| Volitional | 食わそう | |
| Polite volitional | 食わしましょう | |
| Imperative | 食わせ | 食わすな |
| Conditional | 食わせば | 食わさなければ |
| Tara conditional | 食わしたら | 食わさなかったら |
godan verb (-su), transitive verb
feed; let eat; serve food
Broadly used for giving food to people or animals, including serving meals and forcing someone to eat. Often implies the subject is providing food to someone else.
See also: 食わせる
Every morning, I feed my dog dog food.
She makes sure to feed her children nutritious meals.
godan verb (-su), transitive verb
support financially; provide for
Used for financially supporting a family or dependents, often with a nuance of responsibility or burden.
He supports his family by himself.
godan verb (-su), transitive verb
inflict; deal (a blow); administer
Used with words like 打撃 (blow), ダメージ (damage), or 一撃 (a hit) to mean delivering a physical or metaphorical strike.
He dealt a powerful punch to his opponent.
godan verb (-su), transitive verb
Often appears in the idiom 一杯食わす (to pull a fast one, to take someone in). The standalone use is less common but still understood.
See also: 一杯食わす
He pulled a fast one on me.