焦がす|こがすkogasu[2]nakadaka (mid-high)
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- godan verb, transitive verbto burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 焦がす(こがす) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 焦がします(こがします) |
| Negative (nai) | 焦がさない(こがさない) |
| polite (masen) | 焦がしません(こがしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 焦がさず・焦がさぬ(こがさず・こがさぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 焦がした(こがした) |
| polite (mashita) | 焦がしました(こがしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 焦がさなかった(こがさなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 焦がしませんでした(こがしませんでした) |
| Te form | 焦がして(こがして) |
| Potential | 焦がせる(こがせる) |
| Passive | 焦がされる(こがされる) |
| Causative | 焦がさせる(こがさせる) |
| Causative passive | 焦がさせられる(こがさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 焦がせば(こがせば) |
| tara | 焦がしたら(こがしたら) |
| Volitional | 焦がそう(こがそう) |
| polite (mashou) | 焦がしましょう(こがしましょう) |
| Imperative | 焦がせ(こがせ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
- Synonym焼け焦がすNeutralBurns something until it is blackened and marked by fire; a stronger degree of burning than 「焦がす」.
- Synonym焼焦がすNeutralAn alternative spelling of 「焼け焦がす」 with the same sense of burning something; used less often.
- Related焼くやくNeutralThe broadest term for burning, grilling or roasting; 「焦がす」 narrows this to scorching or charring something until it blackens.
- RelatedあぶるNeutralLightly toasts or grills a surface over a flame, as in 「海苔を炙る」; the food is not necessarily burnt.
Use 「焦がす」 when something is scorched or charred, typically food left on the heat too long, as in 「魚を焦がす」; figuratively, 「胸を焦がす」 means to burn with longing. For grilling in general pick 「焼く」, and for lightly toasting a surface over a flame pick 「炙る」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


