レス

See also: レズ

Japanese

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ɾe̞sɨᵝ]

Etymology 1

Shortening of レスポンス (resuponsu), from English response.

Noun

レス • (resu) 

  1. (Internet) reply; response (to an electronic message)
    レスを返(かえ)す
    resu o kaesu
    to write a reply; to reply
Derived terms

Verb

レスする • (resu suru) suru (stem レスし (resu suru shi), past レスした (resu suru shita))

  1. (Internet) to reply; to respond
Conjugation
Conjugation of "レスする" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") レスし resu shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") レスし resu shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") レスする resu suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") レスする resu suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") レスすれ resu sure
Meireikei ("imperative") レスせよ¹
レスしろ²		 resu seyo¹
resu shiro²
Key constructions
Passive レスされる resu sareru
Causative レスさせる
レスさす		 resu saseru
resu sasu
Potential レスできる resu dekiru
Volitional レスしよう resu shiyō
Negative レスしない resu shinai
Negative continuative レスせず resu sezu
Formal レスします resu shimasu
Perfective レスした resu shita
Conjunctive レスして resu shite
Hypothetical conditional レスすれば resu sureba
¹ Written imperative

² Spoken imperative

Etymology 2

English -less.

Suffix

レス • (-resu) 

  1. (colloquial) -less

Etymology 3

Clipping of セックスレス (sekkusuresu, “sexless”)

Noun

レス • (resu) 

  1. (euphemistic) sexless, having no sexual activity for a long time (between a married couple)
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