きたす

Japanese

Alternative spelling
来す

Japanese verb pair
active	きたす
mediopassive	来(きた)る

Etymology

From 来(き) (ki, continuative form of 来る (kuru, “to come”)) + 致(いた)す (itasu). Causative form of 来る (kitaru, “to come, to arrive”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) きたす [kìtáꜜsù] (Nakadaka – [2])
• (Tokyo) きたす [kìtású] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [kʲita̠sɨ]

Verb

きたす • (kitasu) godan (stem きたし (kitashi), past きたした (kitashita))

1. to bring about

   意(い)思(し)疎(そ)通(つう)に支(し)障(しょう)をきたす

   ishi sotsū ni shishō o kitasu

   to cause difficulties in understanding each other

Conjugation

Conjugation of "きたす" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	きたさ	kitasa
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	きたし	kitashi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	きたす	kitasu
Rentaikei ("attributive")	きたす	kitasu
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	きたせ	kitase
Meireikei ("imperative")	きたせ	kitase
Key constructions
Passive	きたされる	kitasareru
Causative	きたさせる きたさす	kitasaseru kitasasu
Potential	きたせる	kitaseru
Volitional	きたそう	kitasō
Negative	きたさない	kitasanai
Negative continuative	きたさず	kitasazu
Formal	きたします	kitashimasu
Perfective	きたした	kitashita
Conjunctive	きたして	kitashite
Hypothetical conditional	きたせば	kitaseba