離す

はなすhanasu

let go

Godan verb, group 1, ending -su.

Conjugated like 出す, 探す, 話す, 移す, 逃す, なくす

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離しますはなしますhanashimasu
    2. negative離しませんはなしませんhanashimasen

  2. Polite past · -mashita

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

    1. affirmative離しましたはなしましたhanashimashita
    2. negative離しませんでしたはなしませんでしたhanashimasen deshita

  3. Te-form

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

    1. 離してはなしてhanashite
    2. request離してくださいはなしてくださいhanashite kudasai

  4. Let’s · -mashō

    To suggest doing something together: let’s…

    1. 離しましょうはなしましょうhanashimashō

  5. Wanting to · -tai

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

    1. affirmative離したいはなしたいhanashitai
    2. negative離したくないはなしたくないhanashitakunai
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離すはなすhanasu
    2. negative離さないはなさないhanasanai

  2. Plain past · -ta

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

    1. affirmative離したはなしたhanashita
    2. negative離さなかったはなさなかったhanasanakatta

  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離しているはなしているhanashite iru
    2. polite離していますはなしていますhanashite imasu

  4. Potential

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

    1. plain離せるはなせるhanaseru
    2. polite離せますはなせますhanasemasu

  5. If, when · -tara

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

    1. 離したらはなしたらhanashitara

  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離されるはなされるhanasareru
    2. polite離されますはなされますhanasaremasu
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. 離そうはなそうhanasō

  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離せはなせhanase
    2. ban離すなはなすなhanasu 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離せばはなせばhanaseba
    2. negative離さなければはなさなければhanasanakereba

  4. Causative

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

    1. plain離させるはなさせるhanasaseru
    2. polite離させますはなさせますhanasasemasu

  5. Causative passive

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

    1. plain離させられるはなさせられるhanasaserareru
    2. polite離させられますはなさせられますhanasaseraremasu