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Japanese verb高める (takameru) Conjugation
高める (takameru) means “to raise, to lift, to boost”. It is a る-verb (ichidan) verb. It is a る-verb (ichidan): drop the る and add the ending, so 高めます, 高めない, 高めて. 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 raise, to lift, to boost
- Type
- る-verb (ichidan)
- Dictionary form
- 高める
- Reading
- たかめる
- Romaji
- takameru
- Masu form
- 高めます
- Nai form
- 高めない
- Te-form
- 高めて
- Ta form
- 高めた
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 高める |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 高めない |
| Polite | 高めます |
| Polite negative | 高めません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 高めた |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 高めなかった |
| Polite | 高めました |
| Polite negative | 高めませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 高めて |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 高めないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 高めている |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 高めていない |
| Polite | 高めています |
| Polite negative | 高めていません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 高めたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 高めたくない |
| Polite | 高めたいです |
| Polite negative | 高めたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 高めよう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 高めましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 高めろ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 高めるな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 高めてください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 高めないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 高められる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 高められない |
| Polite | 高められます |
| Polite negative | 高められません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 高めれば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 高めなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 高めたら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 高めなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 高められる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 高められない |
| Polite | 高められます |
| Polite negative | 高められません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 高めさせる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 高めさせない |
| Polite | 高めさせます |
| Polite negative | 高めさせません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 高めさせられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 高めさせられない |
| Polite | 高めさせられます |
| Polite negative | 高めさせられません |
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- 当てる (ateru)to hit
- 物語る (monogataru)to tell, to give an account of, to relate
- 誘う (sasou)to invite, to ask, to call
- 落ちる (ochiru)to fall, to drop, to come down
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