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extend, postpone のばす
How to say “extend, postpone” in Japanese? “のばす”. Here you will learn how to pronounce “のばす” correctly and in the comments below you will be able to get all sorts of advice on extend, postpone in Japanese like tips & tricks to remember it, questions, explanations and more.

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のばす info.

Tips to Remember the Japanese Word:
– Think of "no bus" meaning the bus is running late, hence you need to “postpone” or “extend” your time.

Explanations:
– のばす (伸ばす/延ばす, nobasu) means to extend, lengthen, or postpone. 伸ばす is usually used when talking about physical stretching or growing something longer, like hair or muscles. 延ばす is generally used for extending time or dates.

Other Words That Mean the Same Thing:
– 延長する (えんちょうする, enchou suru): To extend
– 先延ばしにする (さきのばしにする, saki nobashi ni suru): To postpone

Conjugations:

1. Present Plain (Dictionary Form):
– のばす (nobasu)

2. Present Polite:
– のばします (nobashimasu)

3. Past Plain:
– のばした (nobaa)

4. Past Polite:
– のばしました (nobashimaa)

5. Negative Plain:
– のばさない (nobasanai)

6. Negative Polite:
– のばしません (nobashimasen)

7. Past Negative Plain:
– のばさなかった (nobasanakatta)

8. Past Negative Polite:
– のばしませんでした (nobashimasen dea)

9. Volitional:
– のばそう (nobasou)

10. Te-form:
– のばして (nobae)

Examples of Sentences:

1. Present Plain:
– 彼は髪をのばすつもりです。
– Kare wa kami o nobasu tsumori desu.
– He plans to grow his hair longer.

2. Present Polite:
– 会議を一時間のばします。
– Kaigi o ichijikan nobashimasu.
– We will extend the meeting by one hour.

3. Past Plain:
– 約束の時間をのばした。
– Yakusoku no jikan o nobaa.
– I postponed the appointment time.

4. Past Polite:
– 電話で約束の時間をのばしました。
– Denwa de yakusoku no jikan o nobashimaa.
– I postponed the appointment time over the phone.

5. Negative Plain:
– 今回は会議をのばさない。
– Konkai wa kaigi o nobasanai.
– This time, I will not extend the meeting.

6. Negative Polite:
– 明日の締め切りはのばしません。
– Aa no shimekiri wa nobashimasen.
– We will not extend tomorrow's deadline.

7. Past Negative Plain:
– 彼はレポートの締め切りをのばさなかった。
– Kare wa repooto no shimekiri o nobasanakatta.
– He did not extend the report deadline.

8. Past Negative Polite:
– 試験の時間をのばしませんでした。
– Shiken no jikan o nobashimasen dea.
– The exam time was not extended.

9. Volitional:
– 明日の会議について話し合う時間をのばそう。
– Aa no kaigi ni tsuite hanashiau jikan o nobasou.
– Let's extend the time to discuss tomorrow's meeting.

10. Te-form:
– 髪をもっとのばしてもいいですか?
– Kami o motto nobae mo ii desu ka?
– Can I grow my hair even longer?

Use these details to get comfortable with のばす (nobasu) and its applications in different contexts!

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