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[さき()··()·]
sakiwokosu
expression, godan verb

Alternate Written Forms:

[せん()··()·]
senwokosu

Root Words:

[さき() + を + ()·]
saki + wo + kosu

English Meaning(s) for 先を越す

expression, godan verb
  1. to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch

Meanings for each kanji in 先を越す

» before; ahead; previous; future; precedence
» surpass; cross over; move to; exceed; Vietnam

Stroke Order Diagrams for 先を越す

Conjugations for 先を越す

masu stem
[さき()··()·]
sakiwokoshi
Negative stem
[さき()··()·]
sakiwokosa
te-form
[さき()··()··]
sakiwokoshite
Negative te-form
[さき()··()····]
sakiwokosanakute
Adverbial Negative Form
[さき()··()···]
sakiwokosanaku
Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[さき()··()·]
sakiwokosu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[さき()··()···]
sakiwokosanai
Past Indicative Form
[さき()··()··]
sakiwokoshita
Past Indicative Negative Form
[さき()··()·····]
sakiwokosanakatta
Presumptive Form
[さき()··()··]
sakiwokosou
Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[さき()··()···]
sakiwokoshimasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[さき()··()····]
sakiwokoshimasen
Past Indicative Form
[さき()··()····]
sakiwokoshimashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
[さき()··()·······]
sakiwokoshimasendeshita
Presumptive Form
[さき()··()·····]
sakiwokoshimashou
Tai Form
Present Indicative Form
[さき()··()···]
sakiwokoshitai
Present Indicative Negative Form
[さき()··()·····]
sakiwokoshitakunai
Past Indicative Form
[さき()··()·····]
sakiwokoshitakatta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[さき()··()·······]
sakiwokoshitakunakatta
Adjective stem
[さき()··()··]
sakiwokoshita
te-form
[さき()··()····]
sakiwokoshitakute
Negative te-form
[さき()··()······]
sakiwokoshitakunakute
Adverbial Form
[さき()··()···]
sakiwokoshitaku
Provisional Form
[さき()··()·····]
sakiwokoshitakereba
Provisional Negative Form
[さき()··()·······]
sakiwokoshitakunakereba
Conditional Form
[さき()··()······]
sakiwokoshitakattara
Conditional Negative Form
[さき()··()········]
sakiwokoshitakunakattara
Objective Form
[さき()··()···]
sakiwokoshitasa
Imperative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[さき()··()·]
sakiwokose
Imperative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[さき()··()····]
sakiwokoshinasai
Provisional Form
Present Indicative Form
[さき()··()··]
sakiwokoseba
Present Indicative Negative Form
[さき()··()·····]
sakiwokosanakereba
Present Indicative Negative Colloquial Form
[さき()··()····]
sakiwokosanakya
Conditional Form
Present Indicative Form
[さき()··()···]
sakiwokoshitara
Present Indicative Negative Form
[さき()··()······]
sakiwokosanakattara
Alternative Form
Present Indicative Form
[さき()··()···]
sakiwokoshitari
Potential Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[さき()··()··]
sakigakoseru
Present Indicative Negative Form
[さき()··()···]
sakigakosenai
Past Indicative Form
[さき()··()··]
sakigakoseta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[さき()··()·····]
sakigakosenakatta
masu-stem
[さき()··()·]
sakigakose
te-form
[さき()··()··]
sakigakosete
Negative te-form
[さき()··()····]
sakigakosenakute
Potential Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[さき()··()···]
sakigakosemasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[さき()··()····]
sakigakosemasen
Past Indicative Form
[さき()··()····]
sakigakosemashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
[さき()··()·······]
sakigakosemasendeshita
Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[さき()··()···]
sakiwokosareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
[さき()··()····]
sakiwokosarenai
Past Indicative Form
[さき()··()···]
sakiwokosareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[さき()··()······]
sakiwokosarenakatta
masu stem
[さき()··()··]
sakiwokosare
te-form
[さき()··()···]
sakiwokosarete
Negative te-form
[さき()··()·····]
sakiwokosarenakute
Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[さき()··()····]
sakiwokosaremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[さき()··()·····]
sakiwokosaremasen
Past Indicative Form
[さき()··()·····]
sakiwokosaremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
[さき()··()········]
sakiwokosaremasendeshita
Causative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[さき()··()···]
sakiwokosaseru
Present Indicative Negative Form
[さき()··()····]
sakiwokosasenai
Past Indicative Form
[さき()··()···]
sakiwokosaseta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[さき()··()······]
sakiwokosasenakatta
masu stem
[さき()··()··]
sakiwokosase
te-form
[さき()··()···]
sakiwokosasete
Negative te-form
[さき()··()·····]
sakiwokosasenakute
Causative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[さき()··()····]
sakiwokosasemasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[さき()··()·····]
sakiwokosasemasen
Past Indicative Form
[さき()··()·····]
sakiwokosasemashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
[さき()··()········]
sakiwokosasemasendeshita
Causative Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[さき()··()·····]
sakiwokosaserareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
[さき()··()······]
sakiwokosaserarenai
Past Indicative Form
[さき()··()·····]
sakiwokosaserareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[さき()··()········]
sakiwokosaserarenakatta
masu stem
[さき()··()····]
sakiwokosaserare
te-form
[さき()··()·····]
sakiwokosaserarete
Negative te-form
[さき()··()·······]
sakiwokosaserarenakute
Causative Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[さき()··()······]
sakiwokosaseraremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[さき()··()·······]
sakiwokosaseraremasen
Past Indicative Form
[さき()··()·······]
sakiwokosaseraremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
[さき()··()··········]
sakiwokosaseraremasendeshita
Colloquial Form
Present Indicative Negative Masculine Form
[さき()··()··]
sakiwokosan
Formal Form
Present Indicative Negative Form
[さき()··()··]
sakiwokosazu
Classical Form (nu)
Present Indicative Negative Form
[さき()··()··]
sakiwokosanu
Classical Form (zaru)
Present Indicative Negative Form
[さき()··()···]
sakiwokosazaru

Sample Sentences for 先を越す

I went down to the sports office to sign up for the last position on the basketball team, but somebody else beat me to it.
I was going to hand in my application form to the boss today, but he beat me to the punch.

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