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Japanese verb引き下げる (hikisageru) Conjugation
引き下げる (hikisageru) means “to lower, to bring down, to reduce”. It is a る-verb (ichidan) verb. It is a る-verb (ichidan): drop the る and add the ending, so 引き下げます, 引き下げない, 引き下げて. 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 lower, to bring down, to reduce
- Type
- る-verb (ichidan)
- Dictionary form
- 引き下げる
- Reading
- ひきさげる
- Romaji
- hikisageru
- Masu form
- 引き下げます
- Nai form
- 引き下げない
- Te-form
- 引き下げて
- Ta form
- 引き下げた
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 引き下げる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 引き下げない |
| Polite | 引き下げます |
| Polite negative | 引き下げません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 引き下げた |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 引き下げなかった |
| Polite | 引き下げました |
| Polite negative | 引き下げませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 引き下げて |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 引き下げないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 引き下げている |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 引き下げていない |
| Polite | 引き下げています |
| Polite negative | 引き下げていません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 引き下げたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 引き下げたくない |
| Polite | 引き下げたいです |
| Polite negative | 引き下げたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 引き下げよう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 引き下げましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 引き下げろ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 引き下げるな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 引き下げてください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 引き下げないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 引き下げられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 引き下げられない |
| Polite | 引き下げられます |
| Polite negative | 引き下げられません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 引き下げれば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 引き下げなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 引き下げたら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 引き下げなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 引き下げられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 引き下げられない |
| Polite | 引き下げられます |
| Polite negative | 引き下げられません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 引き下げさせる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 引き下げさせない |
| Polite | 引き下げさせます |
| Polite negative | 引き下げさせません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 引き下げさせられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 引き下げさせられない |
| Polite | 引き下げさせられます |
| Polite negative | 引き下げさせられません |
More common Japanese verbs and adjectives
- 定める (sadameru)to decide, to determine
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- 粘り強い (nebarizuyoi)tenacious, persevering, persistent
- 裏切る (uragiru)to betray, to turn traitor, to double-cross
- 恐れる (osoreru)to fear, to be afraid of
- 引き上げる (hikiageru)to pull up, to drag up, to lift up
- 映し出す (utsushidasu)to project, to show, to reflect
- 喜ばす (yorokobasu)to delight, to please, to make happy
- 洗い上げる (araiageru)to finish washing
- 押し入る (oshiiru)to push in, to force into, to break in
- 楽しむ (tanoshimu)to enjoy
- 驚かす (odorokasu)to surprise, to frighten, to create a stir
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