やり過ごす・遣り過ごす|やりすごすyarisugosu[4]nakadaka (mid-high)
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- godan verb, transitive verbto let (something or someone) go past
- godan verb, transitive verbto do too much
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | やり過ごす(やりすごす) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | やり過ごします(やりすごします) |
| Negative (nai) | やり過ごさない(やりすごさない) |
| polite (masen) | やり過ごしません(やりすごしません) |
| classical zu / nu | やり過ごさず・やり過ごさぬ(やりすごさず・やりすごさぬ) |
| Past (ta) | やり過ごした(やりすごした) |
| polite (mashita) | やり過ごしました(やりすごしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | やり過ごさなかった(やりすごさなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | やり過ごしませんでした(やりすごしませんでした) |
| Te form | やり過ごして(やりすごして) |
| Potential | やり過ごせる(やりすごせる) |
| Passive | やり過ごされる(やりすごされる) |
| Causative | やり過ごさせる(やりすごさせる) |
| Causative passive | やり過ごさせられる(やりすごさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | やり過ごせば(やりすごせば) |
| tara | やり過ごしたら(やりすごしたら) |
| Volitional | やり過ごそう(やりすごそう) |
| polite (mashou) | やり過ごしましょう(やりすごしましょう) |
| Imperative | やり過ごせ(やりすごせ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Antonymやり残すやりのこすNeutralRefers to leaving a task unfinished and setting it aside. Not a true antonym of 「やり過ごす」's letting things pass — included only as a contrast.
- Antonym手を抜くてをぬくCasualColloquial for cutting corners or doing a half-hearted job. Not a true antonym of 「やり過ごす」's leaving things alone — included only as a contrast.
Use 「やり過ごす」 for letting someone or something coming after go by, or for ignoring it and letting it pass, as in 「嫌な時間をやり過ごす」. For leaving work unfinished, use 「やり残す」; for slacking off, use 「手を抜く」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


