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減る
へる
to decrease, shrink
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 | へる (heru)decrease |
| Polite, masu | へります (herimasu)decrease |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | へらない (heranai)do not decrease |
| Polite negative | へりません (herimasen)do not decrease |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | へった (hetta)decreased |
| Polite past | へりました (herimashita)decreased |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | へらなかった (heranakatta)did not decrease |
| Polite past negative | へりませんでした (herimasendeshita)did not decrease |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | へって (hette)decreasing (and then) |
| Polite te-form | へりまして (herimashite)decreasing (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | へっている (hetteiru)be decreasing |
| Polite te-iru | へっています (hetteimasu)be decreasing |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | へれば (hereba)if you decrease |
| Rare literary polite conditional | へりますれば (herimasureba)if you decrease (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 | へったら (hettara)if you decrease |
| Polite conditional, tara | へりましたら (herimashitara)if you decrease |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | へれる (hereru)can decrease |
| Polite potential | へれます (heremasu)can decrease |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | へろう (herou)let's decrease! |
| Polite volitional | へりましょう (herimashou)let's decrease! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | へりたい (heritai)want to decrease |
| Polite desire, tai | へりたいです (heritaidesu)want to decrease |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | へられる (herareru)be affected when someone decreases |
| Polite passive | へられます (heraremasu)be affected when someone decreases |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | へらせる (heraseru)make or let someone decrease |
| Polite causative | へらせます (herasemasu)make or let someone decrease |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | へらせられる (heraserareru)be made to decrease |
| Polite causative-passive | へらせられます (heraseraremasu)be made to decrease |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | へるな (heruna)do not decrease! |
| Polite negative request | へらないでください (heranaidekudasai)please do not decrease |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | へります (herimasu)decrease |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | へりません (herimasen)do not decrease |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | へりました (herimashita)decreased |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | へりませんでした (herimasendeshita)did not decrease |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | へってください (hettekudasai)please decrease |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | へらないでください (heranaidekudasai)please do not decrease |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | へりましょう (herimashou)let's decrease! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | へってもいい (hettemoii)may decrease |
| Polite permission | へってもいいです (hettemoiidesu)may decrease |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | へってはいけない (hettehaikenai)must not decrease |
| Polite prohibition | へってはいけません (hettehaikemasen)must not decrease |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | へりなさい (herinasai)decrease (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | へってみる (hettemiru)try to decrease |
| Polite try doing | へってみます (hettemimasu)try to decrease |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | へってしまう (hetteshimau)decrease completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | へってしまいます (hetteshimaimasu)decrease completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | へっておく (hetteoku)decrease in advance |
| Polite preparation | へっておきます (hetteokimasu)decrease in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | へったことがある (hettakotogaaru)have the experience of: decreased |
| Polite past experience | へったことがあります (hettakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: decreased |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | へると (heruto)whenever you decrease |
| Polite automatic result | へりますと (herimasuto)whenever you decrease |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | へるなら (herunara)if you mean to decrease |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | へるだろう (herudarou)probably decrease |
| Polite probability | へるでしょう (herudeshou)probably decrease |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | へれ (here)decrease! |
| Polite request | へってください (hettekudasai)please decrease |
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