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探す
捜す
Readings
さがす sagasu
English
Godan verb with 'su' ending Transitive verb esp. 探す for something desired and 捜す for something lost to search for, to look for, to hunt for, to seek Godan verb with 'su' ending Transitive verb to search (a house, pocket, etc.), to search through, to rummage in (e.g. a drawer), to fish around
Present, Future 探す, 探します [does], will [do] 探さない, 探しません doesn't [do], will not [do] Past 探した, 探しました [did] 探さなかった, 探しませんでした didn't [do] Te-form, Continuative 探して, 探しまして 探さないで, 探しませんで 探さなくて Progressive 探している, 探しています [doing], to be [doing] 探していない, 探していません not [doing] Volitional 探そう, 探しましょう let's [do]!, I/we will [do], I/we intend to [do] 探すまい, 探しますまい I will not [do], I do not intend to [do] Imperative 探せ, 探しなさい [do] ! 探すな, 探しなさるな don't [do] ! Request 探してください please [do] 探さないでください please don't [do] Provisional 探せば if X [does], if X [is ~] 探さなければ if X doesn't [do], if X [is not ~] Conditional 探したら, 探しましたら if X were to [do], when X [does] 探さなかったら, 探しませんでしたら if X weren't to [do], when X doesn't [do] Potential 探せる, 探せます be able to [do], can [do] 探せない, 探せません not be able to [do], can't [do] Passive, Respectful 探される, 探されます is [done] (by ...), will be [done] (by ...) 探されない, 探されません isn't [done] (by ...), will not be [done] (by ...) Causative 探させる, 探させます makes/will make (someone) [do] 探させない, 探させません doesn't/won't make (someone) [do] Causative passive 探させられる, 探させられます is made/will be made to [do] (by someone) 探させられない, 探させられません isn't made/won't be made to [do] (by someone) ~たい form 探したい want to [do] 探したくない don't want to [do]