貸す
かす
to lend
Kasu (貸す) is a godan verb meaning "to lend". Its polite form is 貸します (kashimasu), its te form is 貸して (kashite), its past form is 貸した (kashita), and its negative form is 貸さない (kasanai).
Godan verbJLPT N5
Kasu (貸す) conjugation quick reference
貸す means "to lend". Its main forms are listed below, with links to the grammar pattern behind each form.
Kasu example sentences
本を貸します。
I will lend (you) a book.
ペンを貸しません。
I won’t lend (you) a pen.
きのう、かさを貸しました。
I lent (you) an umbrella yesterday.
How to use Kasu: grammar notes
•Use を for the thing being lent and に for the person you're lending to—for example, 本を友だちに貸しました (I lent a book to a friend).
•Don’t mix up 貸す (to lend) with 借りる (to borrow); remember, 貸す is when you give something to someone temporarily.
•When using polite form, 貸す becomes 貸します—make sure to change the ending when speaking formally.
•JLPT N5 level
Common phrases with Kasu
お金を貸す(おかねをかす)
to lend money
本を友達に貸す(ほんをともだちにかす)
to lend a book to a friend
手を貸す(てをかす)
to lend a hand / to help
Kasu (貸す) conjugation table
| Form | Japanese | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| Basic Forms | ||
| Dictionary Form | 貸す | kasu |
| Masu Form | 貸します | kashimasu |
| Te Form | 貸して | kashite |
| Past Form | 貸した | kashita |
| Negative Form | 貸さない | kasanai |
| Past Negative | 貸さなかった | kasanakatta |
| Polite Forms | ||
| Polite Present | 貸します | kashimasu |
| Polite Past | 貸しました | kashimashita |
| Polite Negative | 貸しません | kashimasen |
| Polite Past Negative | 貸しませんでした | kashimasendeshita |
| Advanced Forms | ||
| Potential Form | 貸せる | kaseru |
| Passive Form | 貸される | kasareru |
| Causative Form | 貸させる | kasaseru |
| Causative Passive | 貸さされる | kasasareru |
| Volitional Form | 貸そう | kasou |
| Imperative Form | 貸せ | kase |
| Conditional Forms | ||
| Conditional (ば) | 貸せば | kaseba |
| Conditional (たら) | 貸したら | kashitara |
| Other Forms | ||
| Progressive Form | 貸している | kashiteiru |
| Desire (たい) | 貸したい | kashitai |
| Prohibition | 貸すな | kasuna |