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Conjugation of Japanese verb 褒める - praise - homeru

ichidan verb

    Variant

    Stem

    Conjugation

    褒め

    Reading

    ほめ
    home

    Meaning

    praise

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    褒める

    Reading

    ほめる
    homeru

    Meaning

    to praise / does praise / will praise

    Variant

    Negative

    Conjugation

    褒めない

    Reading

    ほめない
    homenai

    Meaning

    to not praise / does not praise / will not praise

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    褒めます

    Reading

    ほめます
    homemasu

    Meaning

    to praise / does praise / will praise

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    褒めません

    Reading

    ほめません
    homemasen

    Meaning

    to not praise / does not praise / will not praise

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    褒めた

    Reading

    ほめた
    hometa

    Meaning

    did praise

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    褒めなかった

    Reading

    ほめなかった
    homenakatta

    Meaning

    did not praise

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    褒めました

    Reading

    ほめました
    homemashita

    Meaning

    did praise

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    褒めませんでした

    Reading

    ほめませんでした
    homemasendeshita

    Meaning

    did not praise

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    褒めて

    Reading

    ほめて
    homete

    Meaning

    praise, and...

    Variant

    Negative I

    Conjugation

    褒めないで

    Reading

    ほめないで
    homenaide

    Meaning

    not praise, and...

    Variant

    Negative II

    Conjugation

    褒めなくて

    Reading

    ほめなくて
    homenakute

    Meaning

    not praise, and...

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    褒めまして

    Reading

    ほめまして
    homemashite

    Meaning

    praise, and...

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    褒めませんで

    Reading

    ほめませんで
    homemasende

    Meaning

    not praise, and...

    Variant

    Abrupt I

    Conjugation

    褒めろ

    Reading

    ほめろ
    homero

    Meaning

    praise!

    Variant

    Abrupt II

    Conjugation

    褒めよ

    Reading

    ほめよ
    homeyo

    Meaning

    praise! (classical / literary)

    Variant

    Abrupt Negative

    Conjugation

    褒めるな

    Reading

    ほめるな
    homeruna

    Meaning

    do not praise!

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    褒めなさい

    Reading

    ほめなさい
    homenasai

    Meaning

    praise!

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    褒めなさるな

    Reading

    ほめなさるな
    homenasaruna

    Meaning

    do not praise!

    Variant

    Polite I

    Conjugation

    褒めてください

    Reading

    ほめてください
    hometekudasai

    Meaning

    please praise

    Variant

    Polite II

    Conjugation

    お褒めください

    Reading

    おほめください
    ohomekudasai

    Meaning

    kindly praise

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    褒めないでください

    Reading

    ほめないでください
    homenaidekudasai

    Meaning

    please do not praise

    Variant

    Honorific

    Conjugation

    お褒めなさいませ

    Reading

    おほめなさいませ
    ohomenasaimase

    Meaning

    please praise

    Variant

    Honorific Negative

    Conjugation

    お褒めなさいますな

    Reading

    おほめなさいますな
    ohomenasaimasuna

    Meaning

    please do not praise

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    褒めている

    Reading

    ほめている
    hometeiru

    Meaning

    is doing praise / is praise(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    褒めています

    Reading

    ほめています
    hometeimasu

    Meaning

    is doing praise / is praise(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    褒めていません

    Reading

    ほめていません
    hometeimasen

    Meaning

    is not doing praise / is not praise(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    褒めていた

    Reading

    ほめていた
    hometeita

    Meaning

    was doing praise / was praise(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    褒めていました

    Reading

    ほめていました
    hometeimashita

    Meaning

    was doing praise / was praise(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    褒めていませんでした

    Reading

    ほめていませんでした
    hometeimasendeshita

    Meaning

    was not doing praise / was not praise(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    褒めよう

    Reading

    ほめよう
    homeyou

    Meaning

    let's praise / will praise

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    褒めまい

    Reading

    ほめまい
    homemai

    Meaning

    let's not praise / will not praise

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    褒めましょう

    Reading

    ほめましょう
    homemashou

    Meaning

    let's praise / will praise

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    褒めますまい

    Reading

    ほめますまい
    homemasumai

    Meaning

    let's not praise / will not praise

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    褒めるだろう

    Reading

    ほめるだろう
    homerudarou

    Meaning

    will probably praise

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    褒めないだろう

    Reading

    ほめないだろう
    homenaidarou

    Meaning

    will probably not praise

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    褒めるでしょう

    Reading

    ほめるでしょう
    homerudeshou

    Meaning

    will probably praise

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    褒めないでしょう

    Reading

    ほめないでしょう
    homenaideshou

    Meaning

    will probably not praise

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    褒めただろう

    Reading

    ほめただろう
    hometadarou

    Meaning

    probably did praise

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    褒めなかっただろう

    Reading

    ほめなかっただろう
    homenakattadarou

    Meaning

    probably did not praise

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    褒めたでしょう

    Reading

    ほめたでしょう
    hometadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did praise

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    褒めなかったでしょう

    Reading

    ほめなかったでしょう
    homenakattadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did not praise

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    褒めれば

    Reading

    ほめれば
    homereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does praise

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    褒めなければ

    Reading

    ほめなければ
    homenakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not praise

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    褒めたら

    Reading

    ほめたら
    hometara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did praise

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    褒めなかったら

    Reading

    ほめなかったら
    homenakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not praise

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    褒めましたら

    Reading

    ほめましたら
    homemashitara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did praise

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    褒めませんでしたら

    Reading

    ほめませんでしたら
    homemasendeshitara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not praise

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    褒められる

    Reading

    ほめられる
    homerareru

    Meaning

    can praise

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    褒められない

    Reading

    ほめられない
    homerarenai

    Meaning

    cannot praise

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    褒められます

    Reading

    ほめられます
    homeraremasu

    Meaning

    can praise

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    褒められません

    Reading

    ほめられません
    homeraremasen

    Meaning

    cannot praise

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    褒めさせる

    Reading

    ほめさせる
    homesaseru

    Meaning

    make/let (someone) praise

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    褒めさせない

    Reading

    ほめさせない
    homesasenai

    Meaning

    do not make/let (someone) praise

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    褒めさせます

    Reading

    ほめさせます
    homesasemasu

    Meaning

    make/let (someone) praise

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    褒めさせません

    Reading

    ほめさせません
    homesasemasen

    Meaning

    do not make/let (someone) praise

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    褒められる

    Reading

    ほめられる
    homerareru

    Meaning

    be praise

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    褒められない

    Reading

    ほめられない
    homerarenai

    Meaning

    not be praise

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    褒められます

    Reading

    ほめられます
    homeraremasu

    Meaning

    be praise

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    褒められません

    Reading

    ほめられません
    homeraremasen

    Meaning

    not be praise

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    褒めたり

    Reading

    ほめたり
    hometari

    Meaning

    did things like praise

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    褒めなかったり

    Reading

    ほめなかったり
    homenakattari

    Meaning

    did not do things like praise

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    褒めましたり

    Reading

    ほめましたり
    homemashitari

    Meaning

    did things like praise

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    褒めませんでしたり

    Reading

    ほめませんでしたり
    homemasendeshitari

    Meaning

    did not do things like praise

    Variant

    Present Indicative

    Conjugation

    褒めたい

    Reading

    ほめたい
    hometai

    Meaning

    want to praise

    Variant

    Present Negative

    Conjugation

    褒めたくない

    Reading

    ほめたくない
    hometakunai

    Meaning

    do not want to praise

    Variant

    Past Indicative

    Conjugation

    褒めたかった

    Reading

    ほめたかった
    hometakatta

    Meaning

    wanted to praise

    Variant

    Past Negative

    Conjugation

    褒めたくなかった

    Reading

    ほめたくなかった
    hometakunakatta

    Meaning

    did not want to praise

    Variant

    Te-form

    Conjugation

    褒めたくて

    Reading

    ほめたくて
    hometakute

    Meaning

    want to praise, and...

    Variant

    Negative Te-form

    Conjugation

    褒めたくなくて

    Reading

    ほめたくなくて
    hometakunakute

    Meaning

    do not want to praise, and...

    Variant

    Adverbial

    Conjugation

    褒めたく

    Reading

    ほめたく
    hometaku

    Meaning

    in a way of wanting to praise

    Variant

    Provisional

    Conjugation

    褒めたければ

    Reading

    ほめたければ
    hometakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) wants to praise

    Variant

    Provisional Negative

    Conjugation

    褒めたくなければ

    Reading

    ほめたくなければ
    hometakunakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not want to praise

    Variant

    Conditional

    Conjugation

    褒めたかったら

    Reading

    ほめたかったら
    hometakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) wanted to praise

    Variant

    Conditional Negative

    Conjugation

    褒めたくなかったら

    Reading

    ほめたくなかったら
    hometakunakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not want to praise

    Variant

    Nominal / Objective

    Conjugation

    褒めたさ

    Reading

    ほめたさ
    hometasa

    Meaning

    the desire to praise

Word Detail

    word

    褒める

    Meaning

    Praise

Kanji in this Verb

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Praise

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