通す

とおすtōsu

pass through

Godan verb, group 1, ending -su.

Conjugated like 出す, 探す, 話す, 表す, 壊す, 隠す

Newbie

The polite forms to talk about now, the future, and the past, and the te-form of requests.

  1. Polite present · -masu

    What you do, usually or soon, said politely. Japanese has one form for the present and the future.

    1. affirmative通しますとおしますtōshimasu
    2. negative通しませんとおしませんtōshimasen

  2. Polite past · -mashita

    What you did, or did not do, said politely.

    1. affirmative通しましたとおしましたtōshimashita
    2. negative通しませんでしたとおしませんでしたtōshimasen deshita

  3. Te-form

    Links actions (and then…), and with ください asks politely.

    1. 通してとおしてtōshite
    2. request通してくださいとおしてくださいtōshite kudasai

  4. Let’s · -mashō

    To suggest doing something together: let’s…

    1. 通しましょうとおしましょうtōshimashō

  5. Wanting to · -tai

    What you want to do. Add です to be polite.

    1. affirmative通したいとおしたいtōshitai
    2. negative通したくないとおしたくないtōshitakunai
BeginnerThe plain forms of everyday speech, what is going on, what you can do, conditions, and the passive.Plain present · dictionary form · Plain past · -ta · Ongoing · -te iru · Potential · If, when · -tara · PassiveAlso show the Beginner forms (6)

  1. Plain present · dictionary form

    Between friends and family, and before a noun or many phrases. It also says the future.

    1. affirmative通すとおすtōsu
    2. negative通さないとおさないtōsanai

  2. Plain past · -ta

    The past between friends and family, and before a noun.

    1. affirmative通したとおしたtōshita
    2. negative通さなかったとおさなかったtōsanakatta

  3. Ongoing · -te iru

    What is going on now, a habit, or a state that lasts: 結婚している, to be married.

    1. plain通しているとおしているtōshite iru
    2. polite通していますとおしていますtōshite imasu

  4. Potential

    What you can do. Its object often takes が: 日本語が話せる.

    1. plain通せるとおせるtōseru
    2. polite通せますとおせますtōsemasu

  5. If, when · -tara

    If or once something happens, and what you found when it did.

    1. 通したらとおしたらtōshitara

  6. Passive

    What is done to someone, often to their regret: に marks who does it. It is also a respectful way to speak of others.

    1. plain通されるとおされるtōsareru
    2. polite通されますとおされますtōsaremasu
IntermediateIntentions, orders, conditions, making someone do something, and the verbs of respect and modesty.Volitional · -ō, -yō · Command · Condition · -ba · Causative · Causative passiveAlso show the Intermediate forms (5)

  1. Volitional · -ō, -yō

    Let’s, between friends; with と思う, what you intend to do.

    1. 通そうとおそうtōsō

  2. Command

    A blunt order or ban (〜な), heard in sports, on signs, and between men. Politely, say 〜てください.

    1. order通せとおせtōse
    2. ban通すなとおすなtōsu na

  3. Condition · -ba

    If…: the condition for what follows. In the negative, it also says what you must do: 〜なければならない.

    1. affirmative通せばとおせばtōseba
    2. negative通さなければとおさなければtōsanakereba

  4. Causative

    Making or letting someone do something: に or を marks who does it.

    1. plain通させるとおさせるtōsaseru
    2. polite通させますとおさせますtōsasemasu

  5. Causative passive

    Being made to do something you did not want to. In speech, godan verbs often shorten -aserareru to -asareru.

    1. plain通させられるとおさせられるtōsaserareru
    2. polite通させられますとおさせられますtōsaseraremasu