パス
Japanese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowing from English pass.[1][2][3][4][5]
Noun
パス • (pasu)
- passage, passing, a passing grade (of an examination, etc.)
- a pass, a ticket, a document granting entry or permission
- (card games, games) a pass (ceding one's turn)
- (sports) a pass (transferring the ball to another player)
- (baseball) a pass, an intentional walk
- (sociology) passing
See also
- (sociology: passing): 埋没 (maibotsu)
Verb
パスする • (pasu suru) suru (stem パスし (pasu shi), past パスした (pasu shita))
- to pass (an exam etc.)
- Synonym: 受かる (ukaru)
- to pass (to go through, such as a turnstile or hallway)
- (card games, games) to pass (to cede one's turn)
- (sports) to pass (to transfer the ball to another player)
- (baseball) to pass, to intentionally walk (a batter)
- (sociology) to pass
- (informal) to decline
Conjugation
Conjugation of "パスする" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mizenkei ("imperfective") | パスし | パスし | pasu shi | |
| Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | パスし | パスし | pasu shi | |
| Shūshikei ("terminal") | パスする | パスする | pasu suru | |
| Rentaikei ("attributive") | パスする | パスする | pasu suru | |
| Kateikei ("hypothetical") | パスすれ | パスすれ | pasu sure | |
| Meireikei ("imperative") | パスせよ¹ パスしろ² |
パスせよ¹ パスしろ² |
pasu seyo¹ pasu shiro² | |
| Key constructions | ||||
| Passive | パスされる | パスされる | pasu sareru | |
| Causative | パスさせる パスさす |
パスさせる パスさす |
pasu saseru pasu sasu | |
| Potential | パスできる | パスできる | pasu dekiru | |
| Volitional | パスしよう | パスしよう | pasu shiyō | |
| Negative | パスしない | パスしない | pasu shinai | |
| Negative continuative | パスせず | パスせず | pasu sezu | |
| Formal | パスします | パスします | pasu shimasu | |
| Perfective | パスした | パスした | pasu shita | |
| Conjunctive | パスして | パスして | pasu shite | |
| Hypothetical conditional | パスすれば | パスすれば | pasu sureba | |
| ¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative | ||||
Etymology 2
Clipping of カリパス (karipasu) or キャリパス (kyaripasu), ultimately a borrowing from English calipers.[1][4][5]
Noun
パス • (pasu)
Etymology 3
Borrowing from English path.[4]
Noun
パス • (pasu)
Related terms
- PATHを通す (pasu o tōsu, “to add a directory to the PATH environment variable”)
Etymology 4
Noun
パス • (pasu)
- short for パスワード
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (1995), 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN