使い果たす・使い果す・遣い果たす・遣い果す|つかいはたすtsukaihatasu[5]nakadaka (mid-high)

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Which spelling to use
使い果たすUse 使い果たす; it is the most common written form and the recommended choice for beginners learning Japanese.
使い果すFor beginners, 使い果す is less common than 使い果たす, so 使い果たす is the better choice when selecting a written form.
遣い果たす遣い果たす is less common than both 使い果たす and 使い果す; beginners should choose 使い果たす instead.
遣い果す遣い果す is the least common of the four written forms; beginners should use 使い果たす instead.
Definitions
  1. godan verb, transitive verbto use up; to squander
    そのお金かねは使い果つかいはたしてはいません。↗
    The money has not been used up.
Conjugation
Dictionary form使い果たす(つかいはたす)
Polite (masu)使い果たします(つかいはたします)
Negative (nai)使い果たさない(つかいはたさない)
polite (masen)使い果たしません(つかいはたしません)
classical zu / nu使い果たさず・使い果たさぬ(つかいはたさず・つかいはたさぬ)
Past (ta)使い果たした(つかいはたした)
polite (mashita)使い果たしました(つかいはたしました)
Past negative (nakatta)使い果たさなかった(つかいはたさなかった)
polite (masen deshita)使い果たしませんでした(つかいはたしませんでした)
Te form使い果たして(つかいはたして)
Potential使い果たせる(つかいはたせる)
Passive使い果たされる(つかいはたされる)
Causative使い果たさせる(つかいはたさせる)
Causative passive使い果たさせられる(つかいはたさせられる)
Conditional (ba)使い果たせば(つかいはたせば)
tara使い果たしたら(つかいはたしたら)
Volitional使い果たそう(つかいはたそう)
polite (mashou)使い果たしましょう(つかいはたしましょう)
Imperative使い果たせ(つかいはたせ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym使い切るつかいきるNeutralNeutral word for using something up until none is left, e.g. 「時間を使い切る」; 「使い果たす」 stresses draining all of one's money or strength.
  • Synonym使い尽くすつかいつくすWrittenWritten/formal prose word for using something until nothing is left, e.g. 「資源を使い尽くす」. Very close in sense to 「使い果たす」.
  • Antonym残すのこすNeutralTo leave something behind or leave part of a whole remaining — the opposite of using everything up.
  • Antonym貯めるためるNeutralTo save money up rather than spend it — the opposite of spending it all.

「使い果たす」 is for using up all of one's money or strength, as in 「貯金を使い果たす」. For using up a supply in general, say 「使い切る」; in formal prose 「使い尽くす」 is close. The opposites are 「残す」 (leave some) and 「貯める」 (save up).

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 持もっていた金品きんぴんなどを全部ぜんぶ使つかってしまう。
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