通す
(toosu)
to go through
Usage Frequency
COMMON
N3
JLPT
通す
(toosu)
to go through
Usage Frequency
COMMON
N3
JLPT
Definition
To carry through something, to pass through or allow something to pass.
How to Use
Verb stem + 通す
Common Usage
Verb stem + 通す
Formal Usage
Verb stem + 通します
Context, Limitations and Specificities
When to use?
Used to describe the continuation or thorough doing of an action.
Limitations and specificities
Commonly used with verbs to express thorough completion.
Not typically used with adjectives.
Rarely used with nouns directly without a verb.
Example Sentences
ドアを開けて通す
どあをあけてとおす
doa o akete toosu
Open the door and let (someone/something) through.
この道を通す
このみちをとおす
kono michi o toosu
Go through this road.
彼は考えを通す
かれはかんがえをとおす
kare wa kangae o toosu
He carries through his idea.
友達を家に通す
ともだちをいえにとおす
tomodachi o ie ni toosu
Let the friend into the house.
メールを通す
めーるをとおす
meeru o toosu
Send the email through.
水を通す
みずをとおす
mizu o toosu
Let the water flow through.
明かりを通す
あかりをとおす
akari o toosu
Let the light through.
道が通してしまった
みちがとおしてしまった
michi ga tooshite shimatta
The road has been completed.
雨が通す
あめがとおす
ame ga toosu
The rain gets through.
彼は全部通すことができる
かれはぜんぶとおすことができる
kare wa zenbu toosu koto ga dekiru
He can let everything through.