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越す
kosu
Description
「越す」は、山や川などをこえて向こうがわに行くときに使います。
"越す" is used when going over mountains, rivers, etc., to the other side.
また、ある数や時間をこえるという意味や、引っこして新しい家に行くという意味でも使われます。
It is also used to mean exceeding a certain number or time, or moving to a new house.
Meanings
越すkosu
to cross over a mountain, river, or boundary
あの山を越すと海が見えます。
You can see the sea after crossing that mountain.
越すkosu
to exceed or surpass a number or time
気温が三十度を越す日が続いています。
Days with temperatures exceeding thirty degrees continue.
越すkosu
to move house; to relocate
来月、東京に越す予定です。
I plan to move to Tokyo next month.
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Notes
- Nuance
越す often stresses passing over/through a point; 引っ越す is the common word for moving house.
- Form
越す is a godan verb; polite form is 越します, past is 越した.
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