とぎすます

Japanese

Alternative spelling
研ぎ澄ます

Etymology

From 研(と)ぎ (togi, “連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 研(と)ぐ (togu).”) + 澄(す)ます (sumasu).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) とぎすます [tògísúmáꜜsù] (Nakadaka – [4])
• (Tokyo) とぎすます [tògísúmású] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [to̞ɡʲisɨma̠sɨ]

Verb

とぎすます • (togisumasu) ^{←とぎすます (togisumasu)?}transitive godan (stem とぎすまし (togisumashi), past とぎすました (togisumashita))

1. to polish smooth
2. (figurative) to sharpen (one's senses)

Conjugation

Conjugation of "とぎすます" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	とぎすまさ	togisumasa
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	とぎすまし	togisumashi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	とぎすます	togisumasu
Rentaikei ("attributive")	とぎすます	togisumasu
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	とぎすませ	togisumase
Meireikei ("imperative")	とぎすませ	togisumase
Key constructions
Passive	とぎすまされる	togisumasareru
Causative	とぎすまさせる とぎすまさす	togisumasaseru togisumasasu
Potential	とぎすませる	togisumaseru
Volitional	とぎすまそう	togisumasō
Negative	とぎすまさない	togisumasanai
Negative continuative	とぎすまさず	togisumasazu
Formal	とぎすまします	togisumashimasu
Perfective	とぎすました	togisumashita
Conjunctive	とぎすまして	togisumashite
Hypothetical conditional	とぎすませば	togisumaseba