Present and future
now, habits, and what is to come
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI hang out to dry | ||
| NegativeI don’t hang out to dry |
Conjugation
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Past
finished actions
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI hung out to dry | ||
| NegativeI didn’t hang out to dry |
Te-form
て形 · joining actions, “doing”, requests
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| て-formhanging out to dry, and… | ||
| Doing now (て います)I am hanging out to dry | ||
| Please (て ください)please hang out to dry |
Potential
可能形 · “can”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI can hang out to dry | ||
| NegativeI can’t hang out to dry |
Want to
たい形 · “want to”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI want to hang out to dry | ||
| NegativeI don’t want to hang out to dry |
Volitional
意向形 · “let’s”, “I’ll”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| Let’slet’s hang out to dry |
Conditional
条件形 · “if” and “when”
- If (ば) if I hang out to dry
- If, when (たら) if I hang out to dry
Commands and requests
命令形 · from gentle to blunt
- Do it (なさい) hang out to dry (do it)
- Plain command hang out to dry!
- Please don’t please don’t hang out to dry
Passive and causative
受身形・使役形 · “is done”, “make someone do”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| PassiveI am hung out to dry | ||
| CausativeI make someone hang out to dry |
How to use ほす
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present and future
はれた ひ は ふとん を ほします。
On sunny days I air the futon.
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Past
けさ せんたくもの を ベランダ に ほした。
This morning I hung the laundry out on the balcony.
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Te-form
タオル を そと に ほして ください。
Please hang the towels outside.
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Potential
あめ の ひ は そと に ほせません。
On rainy days you can't hang things outside.
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Want to
はれて いる うち に シーツ を ほしたい。
I want to hang the sheets out while it's sunny.
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Volitional
かぜ が ある から、 ふとん を ほそう。
There's a breeze, so let's air the futon.
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Conditional
ひなた に ほせば、 すぐ かわく よ。
If you hang it in the sun, it dries fast.
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Commands and requests
かさ は ひらいて ほしなさい。
Open the umbrella and leave it to dry.
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Passive and causative
ベランダ に おとなり の ふとん が ほされて いる。
Next door's futon is hanging out on the balcony.
Good to know
- ほす is to dry in the sun or the air: せんたくもの を ほす, ふとん を ほす; かわかす is to dry with heat, and かわく is for what dries.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: godan verb (u-verb).