- 1. [exp, v5s] to hint at; to imply; to intimate
Conjugation — Verb (godan-su)
| Dictionary form | げんがいにほのめかす | (gengainihonomekasu) |
| Polite | げんがいにほのめかします | (gengainihonomekashimasu) |
| Past, plain | げんがいにほのめかした | (gengainihonomekashita) |
| Past, polite | げんがいにほのめかしました | (gengainihonomekashimashita) |
| Negative, plain | げんがいにほのめかさない | (gengainihonomekasanai) |
| Negative, polite | げんがいにほのめかしません | (gengainihonomekashimasen) |
| Past negative, plain | げんがいにほのめかさなかった | (gengainihonomekasanakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | げんがいにほのめかしませんでした | (gengainihonomekashimasendeshita) |
| Te-form | げんがいにほのめかして | (gengainihonomekashite) |
| Potential | げんがいにほのめかせる | (gengainihonomekaseru) |
| Volitional | げんがいにほのめかそう | (gengainihonomekasou) |
| Conditional (―ba) | げんがいにほのめかせば | (gengainihonomekaseba) |
| Passive | げんがいにほのめかされる | (gengainihonomekasareru) |
| Causative | げんがいにほのめかさせる | (gengainihonomekasaseru) |
| Imperative | げんがいにほのめかせ | (gengainihonomekase) |