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Japanese verb低める (hikumeru) Conjugation
低める (hikumeru) means “to lower, to be lowered”. It is a る-verb (ichidan) verb. It is a る-verb (ichidan): drop the る and add the ending, so 低めます, 低めない, 低めて. 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 be lowered
- Type
- る-verb (ichidan)
- Dictionary form
- 低める
- Reading
- ひくめる
- Romaji
- hikumeru
- Masu form
- 低めます
- Nai form
- 低めない
- Te-form
- 低めて
- Ta form
- 低めた
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 低める |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 低めない |
| Polite | 低めます |
| Polite negative | 低めません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 低めた |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 低めなかった |
| Polite | 低めました |
| Polite negative | 低めませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 低めて |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 低めないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 低めている |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 低めていない |
| Polite | 低めています |
| Polite negative | 低めていません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 低めたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 低めたくない |
| Polite | 低めたいです |
| Polite negative | 低めたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 低めよう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 低めましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 低めろ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 低めるな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 低めてください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 低めないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 低められる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 低められない |
| Polite | 低められます |
| Polite negative | 低められません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 低めれば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 低めなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 低めたら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 低めなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 低められる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 低められない |
| Polite | 低められます |
| Polite negative | 低められません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 低めさせる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 低めさせない |
| Polite | 低めさせます |
| Polite negative | 低めさせません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 低めさせられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 低めさせられない |
| Polite | 低めさせられます |
| Polite negative | 低めさせられません |
More common Japanese verbs and adjectives
- 掲げる (kakageru)to put up, to hang out, to fly
- 持ち込む (mochikomu)to bring in, to take in, to carry in
- 受け止める (uketomeru)to catch, to stop the blow
- 襲う (osou)to attack, to assail, to make an assault
- 集める (atsumeru)to collect, to assemble, to gather
- 詳しい (kuwashii)detailed, full, minute
- 広げる (hirogeru)to spread, to extend, to expand
- 結ぶ (musubu)to tie, to bind, to link
- 見込む (mikomu)to anticipate, to expect, to estimate
- 見送る (miokuru)to see off, to escort
- 見舞う (mimau)to visit and comfort or console
- 高まる (takamaru)to rise, to swell, to intensify
About these tables
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