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略す

to abbreviate

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Conjugation of 略す

This verb follows the godan conjugation pattern.
私/俺
Present informal tense
略す
ryakusu
I abbreviate
Present informal negative tense
略さない
ryakusanai
I don't abbreviate
Present formal tense
略します
ryakushimasu
I abbreviate
Present formal negative tense
略しません
ryakushimasen
I do not abbreviate
私/俺
Past informal tense
略した
ryakushita
I abbreviated
Past informal negative tense
略さなかった
ryakusanakatta
I didn't abbreviate
Past formal tense
略しました
ryakushimashita
I abbreviate
Past formal negative tense
略しませんでした
ryakushimasen deshita
I did not abbreviate
私/俺
Imperative informal mood
略せ
ryakuse
abbreviate
Imperative negative mood
略すな
ryakusu na
don't abbreviate
Imperative formal mood
略してください
ryakushite kudasai
please abbreviate
Imperative formal negative mood
略さないでください
ryakusanai dekudasai
please do not abbreviate
私/俺
Te form - conjunctive stem
略して
ryakushite
abbreviate
Passive stem
略される
ryakusareru
abbreviated
Hypothetical tense
略せ
ryakuse
if I abbreviated
Hypothetical conditional stem
略せば
ryakuseba
abbreviated
私/俺
Volitional stem
略そう
ryakusō
will abbreviate
Potential stem
略せる
ryakuseru
abbreviated
Continuative stem
略し
ryakushi
abbreviating
Causative stem
略させる
ryakusaseru
allow to abbreviate
私/俺
Imperfective stem
略さ
ryakusa
abbreviate

Examples of 略す

略して カイホ

"Sea monkeys. "

略して"ＤＧＬ"

Or DGL.

略して　ルディー

Rudy for short.

略して ＨＯＨＯ３０００だ - 任務を完遂させてる - そぉ? 絵本の――

It's a Hand-held Operational & Homing Organizer: the HOHO 3000.