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要す

to require

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Conjugation of 要す

This verb follows the godan conjugation pattern. This verb can also mean the following: need
私/俺
Present informal tense
要す
yōsu
I require
Present informal negative tense
要さない
yōsanai
I don't require
Present formal tense
要します
yōshimasu
I require
Present formal negative tense
要しません
yōshimasen
I do not require
私/俺
Past informal tense
要した
yōshita
I required
Past informal negative tense
要さなかった
yōsanakatta
I didn't require
Past formal tense
要しました
yōshimashita
I require
Past formal negative tense
要しませんでした
yōshimasen deshita
I did not require
私/俺
Imperative informal mood
要せ
yōse
require
Imperative negative mood
要すな
yōsu na
don't require
Imperative formal mood
要してください
yōshite kudasai
please require
Imperative formal negative mood
要さないでください
yōsanai dekudasai
please do not require
私/俺
Te form - conjunctive stem
要して
yōshite
require
Passive stem
要される
yōsareru
required
Hypothetical tense
要せ
yōse
if I required
Hypothetical conditional stem
要せば
yōseba
required
私/俺
Volitional stem
要そう
yōsō
will require
Potential stem
要せる
yōseru
required
Continuative stem
要し
yōshi
requiring
Causative stem
要させる
yōsaseru
allow to require
私/俺
Imperfective stem
要さ
yōsa
require

Examples of 要す

ようし、やってみよう

The tongues touch each other.

ようし

Okay.

ようし　いい子だ

That's it.

- 積み上げろ - おぉ、ようし。準備はいいか？

Your turn.

- おぉ、ようし。

- Oh, all right.