よす
よす
godan verb
to stop, to give up
1.
to stop, to cease
To discontinue an action.
そんなことはよせ。
Stop that!
Imperative form
よせよ、冗談だろ。
Stop it, you're kidding, right?
危ないからよしなさい。
Stop, it's dangerous.
変なことはよせ。
Stop doing weird things.
喧嘩はよしなさい。
Stop fighting.
そんな話はよそう。
Let's stop talking about that.
2.
to give up, to quit
To abandon an attempt or habit.
酒をよした。
I quit drinking.
タバコをよした。
I quit smoking.
その計画はよした方がいい。
You'd better give up that plan.
{ギャンブル}をよすことにした。
I decided to quit gambling.
もう夜更かしはよした方がいい。
You should quit staying up late.
よす is a casual/colloquial verb meaning to stop or quit an action. Common in informal speech.
TRANSITIVITY:
- Type: 他動詞 (transitive)
- Takes を particle: タバコをよす (quit smoking)
REGISTER:
Casual to rough. Often used in commands or strong suggestions. Not appropriate in formal settings.
COMMON PATTERNS:
- よせ! / よせよ!: Stop it! (imperative, rough)
- よしなさい: Stop that (softer command, often to children)
- ～をよした方がいい: You'd better quit ~
- よそう: Let's stop / I'll stop (volitional)
SIMILAR WORDS:
- やめる: to stop, quit (more neutral, widely usable)
- 止める: to stop (more formal, also physical stopping)