押す
おす
to push, to press, to stamp (e.g., a passport)
Osu (押す) is a godan verb meaning "to push, to press, to stamp (e.g., a passport)". Its polite form is 押します (oshimasu), its te form is 押して (oshite), its past form is 押した (oshita), and its negative form is 押さない (osanai).
Godan verbJLPT N5
Osu (押す) conjugation quick reference
押す means "to push, to press, to stamp (e.g., a passport)". Its main forms are listed below, with links to the grammar pattern behind each form.
Osu example sentences
ボタンを押します。
I will press the button.
ドアを押しません。
I won’t push the door.
スイッチを押しました。
I pressed the switch.
How to use Osu: grammar notes
•Use を with 押す to show what you're pushing—like ドアを押す means "push the door."
•When talking about pressing a button, say ボタンを押す—don't use に or で by mistake!
•For stamping something like a passport, you can say パスポートにスタンプを押す—use に to show where the stamp goes.
•JLPT N5 level
Common phrases with Osu
ボタンを押す
to press a button
ドアを押す
to push a door
判子を押す
to stamp a seal (e.g., on a document)
Osu (押す) conjugation table
| Form | Japanese | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| Basic Forms | ||
| Dictionary Form | 押す | osu |
| Masu Form | 押します | oshimasu |
| Te Form | 押して | oshite |
| Past Form | 押した | oshita |
| Negative Form | 押さない | osanai |
| Past Negative | 押さなかった | osanakatta |
| Polite Forms | ||
| Polite Present | 押します | oshimasu |
| Polite Past | 押しました | oshimashita |
| Polite Negative | 押しません | oshimasen |
| Polite Past Negative | 押しませんでした | oshimasendeshita |
| Advanced Forms | ||
| Potential Form | 押せる | oseru |
| Passive Form | 押される | osareru |
| Causative Form | 押させる | osaseru |
| Causative Passive | 押さされる | osasareru |
| Volitional Form | 押そう | osou |
| Imperative Form | 押せ | ose |
| Conditional Forms | ||
| Conditional (ば) | 押せば | oseba |
| Conditional (たら) | 押したら | oshitara |
| Other Forms | ||
| Progressive Form | 押している | oshiteiru |
| Desire (たい) | 押したい | oshitai |
| Prohibition | 押すな | osuna |