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Japanese verb励ます (hagemasu) Conjugation
励ます (hagemasu) means “to encourage, to cheer on, to cheer up”. It is a う-verb (godan) verb. It is an う-verb (godan): the last sound changes, 励まさない and 励まします, and the te-form is 励まして. Below is its conjugation in all 14 forms, plain and polite, the same forms the Japanese verb conjugation worksheets print in their answer keys.
- Meaning
- to encourage, to cheer on, to cheer up
- Type
- う-verb (godan)
- Dictionary form
- 励ます
- Reading
- はげます
- Romaji
- hagemasu
- Masu form
- 励まします
- Nai form
- 励まさない
- Te-form
- 励まして
- Ta form
- 励ました
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 励ます |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 励まさない |
| Polite | 励まします |
| Polite negative | 励ましません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 励ました |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 励まさなかった |
| Polite | 励ましました |
| Polite negative | 励ましませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 励まして |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 励まさないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 励ましている |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 励ましていない |
| Polite | 励ましています |
| Polite negative | 励ましていません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 励ましたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 励ましたくない |
| Polite | 励ましたいです |
| Polite negative | 励ましたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 励まそう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 励ましましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 励ませ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 励ますな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 励ましてください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 励まさないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 励ませる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 励ませない |
| Polite | 励ませます |
| Polite negative | 励ませません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 励ませば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 励まさなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 励ましたら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 励まさなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 励まされる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 励まされない |
| Polite | 励まされます |
| Polite negative | 励まされません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 励まさせる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 励まさせない |
| Polite | 励まさせます |
| Polite negative | 励まさせません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 励まさせられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 励まさせられない |
| Polite | 励まさせられます |
| Polite negative | 励まさせられません |
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About these tables
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