すごす

過ごす

to spend (time); to pass; to lead (a life); to live

N5Common wordGodan verb (su ending)
Godan verb (su ending), Transitive verb
to spend (time)to passto lead (a life)to live
Godan verb (su ending), Transitive verb
to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption)to drink (alcohol)to carry too farto carry to excess
Godan verb (su ending), Transitive verb
to take care ofto support
Suffix, Godan verb (su ending)
to overdoto do too much
Suffix, Godan verb (su ending)
to ... without acting on itto ... without getting involved

Conjugations

Present辞書形
過ごす(すごす)
Negativeない形
過ごさない(すごさない)
Pastた形
過ごした(すごした)
Past Negativeなかった形
過ごさなかった(すごさなかった)
Te-formて形
過ごして(すごして)

Example Sentences

(ほん)を読んで何時間も過ごした。

I spent hours reading books.

代々木公園で丸一日を過ごした。

We spent the entire day in Yoyogi Park.

彼女は余暇を人形(にんぎょう)を作って過ごす。

She spends her leisure time making dolls.

友達と(はなし)をして楽しく夜を過ごした。

We passed the evening away talking with our friends.

幾夜も眠れない夜を過ごしたようです。

It seems he spent many a night unable to sleep.