Difference between 超える【こえる】 and 超す【こす】？


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So, I just got confused by these two words (超える【こえる】 and 超す【こす】). Can someone
explain them to me? Do they have the same meaning, or am I wrong?




You are right in that both verbs have roughly the same meaning. Here are the
differences I could find with my (limited) knowledge of Japanese:

超える can be used when something exceeds the norm, or is out of the ordinary.

超す can be used for "moving home" (引っ超す）, whereas the above cannot ( ~~引っ超える~~
).

Another example is that you cannot say 年を超える、here 年を超す would be correct. I
believe 超す is less common than 超える, in the cases where you could use either.




You are right in that both verbs have roughly the same meaning. Here are the
differences I could find with my (limited) knowledge of Japanese:

超える can be used when something exceeds the norm, or is out of the ordinary.

超す can be used for "moving home" (引っ超す）, whereas the above cannot ( ~~引っ超える~~
).

Another example is that you cannot say 年を超える、here 年を超す would be correct. I
believe 超す is less common than 超える, in the cases where you could use either.

