1.
to undress someone, to take off someone's clothes
To remove clothing from another person. The transitive causative counterpart of 脱ぐ (to take off one's own clothes). Used when a parent undresses a child, a caregiver helps a patient, etc.
子供の靴を脱がす。
I take off the child's shoes.
赤ちゃんの服を脱がしてお風呂に入れた。
I undressed the baby and put her in the bath.
酔っぱらった友達の上着を脱がして、ソファに寝かせた。
I took off my drunk friend's jacket and laid him down on the sofa.
CONJUGATION:
Godan verb (五段). 脱がす → 脱がさない → 脱がして → 脱がした
USAGE:
The transitive counterpart of 脱ぐ (to take off one's own clothes). While 脱ぐ is used for removing your own clothing, 脱がす is used for removing someone else's clothing. Commonly used in caregiving contexts such as parents undressing children or nurses helping patients.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 服を脱がす: to take off someone's clothes
- 靴を脱がす: to take off someone's shoes
- 上着を脱がす: to take off someone's jacket