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誤魔化す, 誤摩化す, 胡麻化す, 誤魔かす, 胡魔化す

JLPT 1
Kana Reading
ごまかす
Romaji
gomakasu
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Godan verb with `su' ending, transitive verb
    Meaning
    to deceive; to falsify; to misrepresent; to cheat; to swindle; to tamper; to juggle; to manipulate
    Example sentence
    笑いで誤魔化すと、亜美さんはさも不機嫌そうに眉を寄せた。 Ami frowned in a very un-amused way as I brushed her off with a laugh.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties)
    Example sentence
    彼らは税金を逃れるために帳じりをごまかした。 They falsified the account balances to evade the tax.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to varnish over; to gloss over
    Example sentence
    彼は老婦人をごまかして金をまきあげた。 He got money from the old woman by a trick.

Examples of 誤魔化す, 誤摩化す, 胡麻化す, 誤魔かす, 胡魔化す, ごまかす in a sentence

Verb Conjugations

Non-Past

Plain
誤魔化す
Plain Polite
誤魔化します
Negative
誤魔化さない
Negative Polite
誤魔化しません

Past

Plain
誤魔化した
Plain Polite
誤魔化しました
Negative
誤魔化さなかった
Negative Polite
誤魔化しませんでした

Te

Plain
誤魔化して
Plain Polite
誤魔化しまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
誤魔化される
Plain Polite
誤魔化されます
Negative
誤魔化されない
Negative Polite
誤魔化されません

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