Japanese reference
褒める
ほめる
to praise, compliment
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 | ほめる (homeru)praise |
| Polite, masu | ほめます (homemasu)praise |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | ほめない (homenai)do not praise |
| Polite negative | ほめません (homemasen)do not praise |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | ほめた (hometa)praised |
| Polite past | ほめました (homemashita)praised |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | ほめなかった (homenakatta)did not praise |
| Polite past negative | ほめませんでした (homemasendeshita)did not praise |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | ほめて (homete)praising (and then) |
| Polite te-form | ほめまして (homemashite)praising (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | ほめている (hometeiru)be praising |
| Polite te-iru | ほめています (hometeimasu)be praising |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | ほめれば (homereba)if you praise |
| Rare literary polite conditional | ほめますれば (homemasureba)if you praise (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 | ほめたら (hometara)if you praise |
| Polite conditional, tara | ほめましたら (homemashitara)if you praise |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | ほめられる (homerareru)can praise |
| Polite potential | ほめられます (homeraremasu)can praise |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | ほめよう (homeyou)let's praise! |
| Polite volitional | ほめましょう (homemashou)let's praise! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | ほめたい (hometai)want to praise |
| Polite desire, tai | ほめたいです (hometaidesu)want to praise |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | ほめられる (homerareru)be praised |
| Polite passive | ほめられます (homeraremasu)be praised |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | ほめさせる (homesaseru)make or let someone praise |
| Polite causative | ほめさせます (homesasemasu)make or let someone praise |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | ほめさせられる (homesaserareru)be made to praise |
| Polite causative-passive | ほめさせられます (homesaseraremasu)be made to praise |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | ほめるな (homeruna)do not praise! |
| Polite negative request | ほめないでください (homenaidekudasai)please do not praise |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | ほめます (homemasu)praise |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | ほめません (homemasen)do not praise |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | ほめました (homemashita)praised |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | ほめませんでした (homemasendeshita)did not praise |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | ほめてください (hometekudasai)please praise |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | ほめないでください (homenaidekudasai)please do not praise |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | ほめましょう (homemashou)let's praise! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | ほめてもいい (hometemoii)may praise |
| Polite permission | ほめてもいいです (hometemoiidesu)may praise |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | ほめてはいけない (hometehaikenai)must not praise |
| Polite prohibition | ほめてはいけません (hometehaikemasen)must not praise |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | ほめなさい (homenasai)praise (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | ほめてみる (hometemiru)try to praise |
| Polite try doing | ほめてみます (hometemimasu)try to praise |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | ほめてしまう (hometeshimau)praise completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | ほめてしまいます (hometeshimaimasu)praise completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | ほめておく (hometeoku)praise in advance |
| Polite preparation | ほめておきます (hometeokimasu)praise in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | ほめたことがある (hometakotogaaru)have the experience of: praised |
| Polite past experience | ほめたことがあります (hometakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: praised |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | ほめると (homeruto)whenever you praise |
| Polite automatic result | ほめますと (homemasuto)whenever you praise |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | ほめるなら (homerunara)if you mean to praise |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | ほめるだろう (homerudarou)probably praise |
| Polite probability | ほめるでしょう (homerudeshou)probably praise |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | ほめろ (homero)praise! |
| Polite request | ほめてください (hometekudasai)please praise |
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