貸(か)す

かす

verb (godan)

to lend

1. to lend, to loan

To give something to someone temporarily, expecting it to be returned.

Please lend me a book.

Could you lend me a pen?

Polite request

I lent an umbrella to my friend.

に marks the recipient

お金(かね)を貸(か)すのはあまり好(す)きではありません。

I don't really like lending money.

When I lent him my car, he didn't return it for a whole week.

TRANSITIVITY: 他動詞(たどうし) (transitive). No pair verb. Pattern: XにYを貸(か)す (lend Y to X).

ASPECT: ている indicates ongoing state. 貸(か)している = 'have lent (still lending)' or 'is lending.'

COMMON PATTERNS:

Opposite: 借(か)りる (to borrow).

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