写す
うつす
to copy (v.t.); to photograph
Utsusu (写す) is a godan verb meaning "to copy (v.t.)". Its polite form is 写します (utsushimasu), its te form is 写して (utsushite), its past form is 写した (utsushita), and its negative form is 写さない (utsusanai).
Godan verbJLPT N4
Utsusu (写す) conjugation quick reference
写す means "to copy (v.t.)". Its main forms are listed below, with links to the grammar pattern behind each form.
Utsusu example sentences
ノートを写します。
I will copy the notebook.
きのう、写真を写しました。
I took a photo yesterday.
まだ答えを写していません。
I haven’t copied the answer yet.
How to use Utsusu: grammar notes
•写す is an action you do to something, so it’s usually used with the particle を—for example, ノートを写す means "to copy the notes."
•When using 写す to mean "to photograph," you’re usually taking a picture of something, so again use を—for example, 景色を写す means "to photograph the scenery."
•Don’t confuse 写す (to copy or to photograph) with 写る (to be photographed/to appear in a photo)—写す is something you actively do, while 写る happens passively.
•JLPT N4 level
Common phrases with Utsusu
ノートを写す（ノートをうつす）
to copy notes
写真を写す（しゃしんをうつす）
to take a photograph
黒板をノートに写す（こくばんをノートにうつす）
to copy from the blackboard into a notebook
Utsusu (写す) conjugation table
| Form | Japanese | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| Basic Forms | ||
| Dictionary Form | 写す | utsusu |
| Masu Form | 写します | utsushimasu |
| Te Form | 写して | utsushite |
| Past Form | 写した | utsushita |
| Negative Form | 写さない | utsusanai |
| Past Negative | 写さなかった | utsusanakatta |
| Polite Forms | ||
| Polite Present | 写します | utsushimasu |
| Polite Past | 写しました | utsushimashita |
| Polite Negative | 写しません | utsushimasen |
| Polite Past Negative | 写しませんでした | utsushimasendeshita |
| Advanced Forms | ||
| Potential Form | 写せる | utsuseru |
| Passive Form | 写される | utsusareru |
| Causative Form | 写させる | utsusaseru |
| Causative Passive | 写さされる | utsusasareru |
| Volitional Form | 写そう | utsusou |
| Imperative Form | 写せ | utsuse |
| Conditional Forms | ||
| Conditional (ば) | 写せば | utsuseba |
| Conditional (たら) | 写したら | utsushitara |
| Other Forms | ||
| Progressive Form | 写している | utsushiteiru |
| Desire (たい) | 写したい | utsushitai |
| Prohibition | 写すな | utsusuna |