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Japanese verb強める (tsuyomeru) Conjugation
強める (tsuyomeru) means “to strengthen, to emphasize, to emphasise”. It is a る-verb (ichidan) verb. It is a る-verb (ichidan): drop the る and add the ending, so 強めます, 強めない, 強めて. 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 strengthen, to emphasize, to emphasise
- Type
- る-verb (ichidan)
- Dictionary form
- 強める
- Reading
- つよめる
- Romaji
- tsuyomeru
- Masu form
- 強めます
- Nai form
- 強めない
- Te-form
- 強めて
- Ta form
- 強めた
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 強める |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 強めない |
| Polite | 強めます |
| Polite negative | 強めません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 強めた |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 強めなかった |
| Polite | 強めました |
| Polite negative | 強めませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 強めて |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 強めないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 強めている |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 強めていない |
| Polite | 強めています |
| Polite negative | 強めていません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 強めたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 強めたくない |
| Polite | 強めたいです |
| Polite negative | 強めたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 強めよう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 強めましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 強めろ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 強めるな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 強めてください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 強めないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 強められる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 強められない |
| Polite | 強められます |
| Polite negative | 強められません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 強めれば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 強めなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 強めたら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 強めなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 強められる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 強められない |
| Polite | 強められます |
| Polite negative | 強められません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 強めさせる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 強めさせない |
| Polite | 強めさせます |
| Polite negative | 強めさせません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 強めさせられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 強めさせられない |
| Polite | 強めさせられます |
| Polite negative | 強めさせられません |
More common Japanese verbs and adjectives
- 押さえる (osaeru)to pin down, to hold down, to press down
- 良い (yoi)good, excellent, fine
- 余儀ない (yoginai)unavoidable, inevitable, beyond one's control
- 感じる (kanjiru)to feel, to sense, to experience
- 寄せる (yoseru)to come near, to let someone approach
- 及ぶ (oyobu)to reach, to amount to, to befall
- 備える (sonaeru)to furnish with, to equip with, to provide
- 繰り返す (kurikaesu)to repeat, to do over again
- 固める (katameru)to harden, to freeze, to strengthen
- 語らう (katarau)to talk, to tell, to recite
- 語る (kataru)to talk about, to speak of, to tell
- 攻める (semeru)to attack, to assault, to assail
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