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褒める
褒める
Japanese
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 褒 |
| Grade: S |
Alternative forms
- 誉める
Verb
褒める (transitive, ichidan conjugation, hiragana ほめる, romaji homeru)
- to praise; to glorify; to speak highly of
Conjugation
Conjugation of "褒める" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
| Stem forms | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imperfective (未然形) | 褒め | ほめ | home | |
| Continuative (連用形) | 褒め | ほめ | home | |
| Terminal (終止形) | 褒める | ほめる | homeru | |
| Attributive (連体形) | 褒める | ほめる | homeru | |
| Hypothetical (仮定形) | 褒めれ | ほめれ | homere | |
| Imperative (命令形) | 褒めよ¹ 褒めろ² |
ほめよ¹ ほめろ² |
homeyo¹ homero² |
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| Key constructions | ||||
| Passive | 褒められる | ほめられる | homerareru | |
| Causative | 褒めさせる 褒めさす |
ほめさせる ほめさす |
homesaseru homesasu |
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| Potential | 褒められる 褒めれる³ |
ほめられる ほめれる³ |
homerareru homereru³ |
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| Volitional | 褒めよう | ほめよう | homeyō | |
| Negative | 褒めない 褒めぬ 褒めん |
ほめない ほめぬ ほめん |
homenai homenu homen |
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| Negative continuative | 褒めず | ほめず | homezu | |
| Formal | 褒めます | ほめます | homemasu | |
| Perfective | 褒めた | ほめた | hometa | |
| Conjunctive | 褒めて | ほめて | homete | |
| Hypothetical conditional | 褒めれば | ほめれば | homereba | |
| ¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative ³ Colloquial potential | ||||
Antonyms
- 貶す (kenasu, “vilify”)