促す
- Level
- N1
- Part of speech
- Godan verb with su ending, transitive verb
- Frequency
- Popular
Reading
- うながすGodan verb with su endingtransitive verb
Meanings
- 1
to urge; to encourage; to press; to prompt; to draw (attention to)
Godan verb with su endingtransitive verb - 2
to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken; to accelerate; to promote
Godan verb with su endingtransitive verb
Conjugation
促す · Godan verb
| Form | Plain | Polite |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 促すうながす | 促しますうながします |
| Negative | 促さないうながさない | 促しませんうながしません |
| Past | 促したうながした | 促しましたうながしました |
| Past negative | 促さなかったうながさなかった | 促しませんでしたうながしませんでした |
| Te-form | 促してうながして | 促しましてうながしまして |
| Want to (-tai) | 促したいうながしたい | 促したいですうながしたいです |
Example sentences3
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My mother urged my younger brother to start his homework.
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Encouraged by everyone, I sang a song.
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Adequate water and light promote plant growth.
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