Japanese reference
やめる
to stop doing something
Regular · 32 form tables
Rows describe verb forms and levels of politeness. Honorific and humble forms are labeled separately. Strong commands appear under additional forms.
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Basic
Non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Dictionary form | やめる (yameru)give up an activity |
| Polite, masu | やめます (yamemasu)give up an activity |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | やめない (yamenai)do not give up an activity |
| Polite negative | やめません (yamemasen)do not give up an activity |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | やめた (yameta)gave up an activity |
| Polite past | やめました (yamemashita)gave up an activity |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | やめなかった (yamenakatta)did not give up an activity |
| Polite past negative | やめませんでした (yamemasendeshita)did not give up an activity |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | やめて (yamete)giving up an activity (and then) |
| Polite te-form | やめまして (yamemashite)giving up an activity (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | やめている (yameteiru)have given up an activity |
| Polite te-iru | やめています (yameteimasu)have given up an activity |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | やめれば (yamereba)if you give up an activity |
| Rare literary polite conditional | やめますれば (yamemasureba)if you give up an activity (rare and literary). In ordinary polite conversation, use the plain conditional and make the main clause polite |
Conditional, tara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, tara | やめたら (yametara)if you give up an activity |
| Polite conditional, tara | やめましたら (yamemashitara)if you give up an activity |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | やめられる (yamerareru)can give up an activity |
| Polite potential | やめられます (yameraremasu)can give up an activity |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | やめよう (yameyou)let's give up an activity! |
| Polite volitional | やめましょう (yamemashou)let's give up an activity! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | やめたい (yametai)want to give up an activity |
| Polite desire, tai | やめたいです (yametaidesu)want to give up an activity |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | やめられる (yamerareru)be affected when someone gives up an activity |
| Polite passive | やめられます (yameraremasu)be affected when someone gives up an activity |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | やめさせる (yamesaseru)make or let someone give up an activity |
| Polite causative | やめさせます (yamesasemasu)make or let someone give up an activity |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | やめさせられる (yamesaserareru)be made to give up an activity |
| Polite causative-passive | やめさせられます (yamesaseraremasu)be made to give up an activity |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | やめるな (yameruna)do not give up an activity! |
| Polite negative request | やめないでください (yamenaidekudasai)please do not give up an activity |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | やめます (yamemasu)give up an activity |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | やめません (yamemasen)do not give up an activity |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | やめました (yamemashita)gave up an activity |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | やめませんでした (yamemasendeshita)did not give up an activity |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | やめてください (yametekudasai)please give up an activity |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | やめないでください (yamenaidekudasai)please do not give up an activity |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | やめましょう (yamemashou)let's give up an activity! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | やめてもいい (yametemoii)may give up an activity |
| Polite permission | やめてもいいです (yametemoiidesu)may give up an activity |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | やめてはいけない (yametehaikenai)must not give up an activity |
| Polite prohibition | やめてはいけません (yametehaikemasen)must not give up an activity |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | やめなさい (yamenasai)give up an activity (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | やめてみる (yametemiru)try to give up an activity |
| Polite try doing | やめてみます (yametemimasu)try to give up an activity |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | やめてしまう (yameteshimau)give up an activity completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | やめてしまいます (yameteshimaimasu)give up an activity completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | やめておく (yameteoku)give up an activity in advance |
| Polite preparation | やめておきます (yameteokimasu)give up an activity in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | やめたことがある (yametakotogaaru)have the experience of: gave up an activity |
| Polite past experience | やめたことがあります (yametakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: gave up an activity |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | やめると (yameruto)whenever you give up an activity |
| Polite automatic result | やめますと (yamemasuto)whenever you give up an activity |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | やめるなら (yamerunara)if you mean to give up an activity |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | やめるだろう (yamerudarou)probably give up an activity |
| Polite probability | やめるでしょう (yamerudeshou)probably give up an activity |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | やめろ (yamero)give up an activity! |
| Polite request | やめてください (yametekudasai)please give up an activity |
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