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Conjugation of Japanese verb 減らす - reduce - herasu

godan verb

    Variant

    Stem

    Conjugation

    減ら

    Reading

    へら
    hera

    Meaning

    reduce

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    減らす

    Reading

    へらす
    herasu

    Meaning

    to reduce / does reduce / will reduce

    Variant

    Negative

    Conjugation

    減らさない

    Reading

    へらさない
    herasanai

    Meaning

    to not reduce / does not reduce / will not reduce

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    減らします

    Reading

    へらします
    herashimasu

    Meaning

    to reduce / does reduce / will reduce

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    減らしません

    Reading

    へらしません
    herashimasen

    Meaning

    to not reduce / does not reduce / will not reduce

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    減らした

    Reading

    へらした
    herashita

    Meaning

    did reduce

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    減らさなかった

    Reading

    へらさなかった
    herasanakatta

    Meaning

    did not reduce

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    減らしました

    Reading

    へらしました
    herashimashita

    Meaning

    did reduce

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    減らしませんでした

    Reading

    へらしませんでした
    herashimasendeshita

    Meaning

    did not reduce

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    減らして

    Reading

    へらして
    herashite

    Meaning

    reduce, and...

    Variant

    Negative I

    Conjugation

    減らさないで

    Reading

    へらさないで
    herasanaide

    Meaning

    not reduce, and...

    Variant

    Negative II

    Conjugation

    減らさなくて

    Reading

    へらさなくて
    herasanakute

    Meaning

    not reduce, and...

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    減らしまして

    Reading

    へらしまして
    herashimashite

    Meaning

    reduce, and...

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    減らしませんで

    Reading

    へらしませんで
    herashimasende

    Meaning

    not reduce, and...

    Variant

    Abrupt

    Conjugation

    減らせ

    Reading

    へらせ
    herase

    Meaning

    reduce!

    Variant

    Abrupt Negative

    Conjugation

    減らすな

    Reading

    へらすな
    herasuna

    Meaning

    do not reduce!

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    減らしなさい

    Reading

    へらしなさい
    herashinasai

    Meaning

    reduce!

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    減らしなさるな

    Reading

    へらしなさるな
    herashinasaruna

    Meaning

    do not reduce!

    Variant

    Polite I

    Conjugation

    減らしてください

    Reading

    へらしてください
    herashitekudasai

    Meaning

    please reduce

    Variant

    Polite II

    Conjugation

    お減らしください

    Reading

    おへらしください
    oherashikudasai

    Meaning

    kindly reduce

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    減らさないでください

    Reading

    へらさないでください
    herasanaidekudasai

    Meaning

    please do not reduce

    Variant

    Honorific

    Conjugation

    お減らしなさいませ

    Reading

    おへらしなさいませ
    oherashinasaimase

    Meaning

    please reduce

    Variant

    Honorific Negative

    Conjugation

    お減らしなさいますな

    Reading

    おへらしなさいますな
    oherashinasaimasuna

    Meaning

    please do not reduce

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    減らしている

    Reading

    へらしている
    herashiteiru

    Meaning

    is doing reduce / is reduce(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    減らしています

    Reading

    へらしています
    herashiteimasu

    Meaning

    is doing reduce / is reduce(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    減らしていません

    Reading

    へらしていません
    herashiteimasen

    Meaning

    is not doing reduce / is not reduce(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    減らしていた

    Reading

    へらしていた
    herashiteita

    Meaning

    was doing reduce / was reduce(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    減らしていました

    Reading

    へらしていました
    herashiteimashita

    Meaning

    was doing reduce / was reduce(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    減らしていませんでした

    Reading

    へらしていませんでした
    herashiteimasendeshita

    Meaning

    was not doing reduce / was not reduce(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    減らそう

    Reading

    へらそう
    herasou

    Meaning

    let's reduce / will reduce

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    減らすまい

    Reading

    へらすまい
    herasumai

    Meaning

    let's not reduce / will not reduce

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    減らしましょう

    Reading

    へらしましょう
    herashimashou

    Meaning

    let's reduce / will reduce

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    減らしますまい

    Reading

    へらしますまい
    herashimasumai

    Meaning

    let's not reduce / will not reduce

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    減らすだろう

    Reading

    へらすだろう
    herasudarou

    Meaning

    will probably reduce

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    減らさないだろう

    Reading

    へらさないだろう
    herasanaidarou

    Meaning

    will probably not reduce

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    減らすでしょう

    Reading

    へらすでしょう
    herasudeshou

    Meaning

    will probably reduce

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    減らさないでしょう

    Reading

    へらさないでしょう
    herasanaideshou

    Meaning

    will probably not reduce

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    減らしただろう

    Reading

    へらしただろう
    herashitadarou

    Meaning

    probably did reduce

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    減らさなかっただろう

    Reading

    へらさなかっただろう
    herasanakattadarou

    Meaning

    probably did not reduce

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    減らしたでしょう

    Reading

    へらしたでしょう
    herashitadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did reduce

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    減らさなかったでしょう

    Reading

    へらさなかったでしょう
    herasanakattadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did not reduce

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    減らせば

    Reading

    へらせば
    heraseba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does reduce

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    減らさなければ

    Reading

    へらさなければ
    herasanakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not reduce

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    減らしたら

    Reading

    へらしたら
    herashitara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did reduce

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    減らさなかったら

    Reading

    へらさなかったら
    herasanakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not reduce

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    減らしましたら

    Reading

    へらしましたら
    herashimashitara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did reduce

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    減らしませんでしたら

    Reading

    へらしませんでしたら
    herashimasendeshitara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not reduce

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    減らせる

    Reading

    へらせる
    heraseru

    Meaning

    can reduce

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    減らせない

    Reading

    へらせない
    herasenai

    Meaning

    cannot reduce

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    減らせます

    Reading

    へらせます
    herasemasu

    Meaning

    can reduce

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    減らせません

    Reading

    へらせません
    herasemasen

    Meaning

    cannot reduce

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    減らさせる

    Reading

    へらさせる
    herasaseru

    Meaning

    make/let (someone) reduce

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    減らさせない

    Reading

    へらさせない
    herasasenai

    Meaning

    do not make/let (someone) reduce

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    減らさせます

    Reading

    へらさせます
    herasasemasu

    Meaning

    make/let (someone) reduce

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    減らさせません

    Reading

    へらさせません
    herasasemasen

    Meaning

    do not make/let (someone) reduce

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    減らされる

    Reading

    へらされる
    herasareru

    Meaning

    be reduce

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    減らされない

    Reading

    へらされない
    herasarenai

    Meaning

    not be reduce

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    減らされます

    Reading

    へらされます
    herasaremasu

    Meaning

    be reduce

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    減らされません

    Reading

    へらされません
    herasaremasen

    Meaning

    not be reduce

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    減らしたり

    Reading

    へらしたり
    herashitari

    Meaning

    did things like reduce

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    減らさなかったり

    Reading

    へらさなかったり
    herasanakattari

    Meaning

    did not do things like reduce

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    減らしましたり

    Reading

    へらしましたり
    herashimashitari

    Meaning

    did things like reduce

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    減らしませんでしたり

    Reading

    へらしませんでしたり
    herashimasendeshitari

    Meaning

    did not do things like reduce

    Variant

    Present Indicative

    Conjugation

    減らしたい

    Reading

    へらたい
    heratai

    Meaning

    want to reduce

    Variant

    Present Negative

    Conjugation

    減らしたくない

    Reading

    へらたくない
    heratakunai

    Meaning

    do not want to reduce

    Variant

    Past Indicative

    Conjugation

    減らしたかった

    Reading

    へらたかった
    heratakatta

    Meaning

    wanted to reduce

    Variant

    Past Negative

    Conjugation

    減らしたくなかった

    Reading

    へらたくなかった
    heratakunakatta

    Meaning

    did not want to reduce

    Variant

    Te-form

    Conjugation

    減らしたくて

    Reading

    へらたくて
    heratakute

    Meaning

    want to reduce, and...

    Variant

    Negative Te-form

    Conjugation

    減らしたくなくて

    Reading

    へらたくなくて
    heratakunakute

    Meaning

    do not want to reduce, and...

    Variant

    Adverbial

    Conjugation

    減らしたく

    Reading

    へらたく
    herataku

    Meaning

    in a way of wanting to reduce

    Variant

    Provisional

    Conjugation

    減らしたければ

    Reading

    へらたければ
    heratakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) wants to reduce

    Variant

    Provisional Negative

    Conjugation

    減らしたくなければ

    Reading

    へらたくなければ
    heratakunakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not want to reduce

    Variant

    Conditional

    Conjugation

    減らしたかったら

    Reading

    へらたかったら
    heratakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) wanted to reduce

    Variant

    Conditional Negative

    Conjugation

    減らしたくなかったら

    Reading

    へらたくなかったら
    heratakunakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not want to reduce

    Variant

    Nominal / Objective

    Conjugation

    減らしたさ

    Reading

    へらたさ
    heratasa

    Meaning

    the desire to reduce

Word Detail

    word

    減らす

    Meaning

    Reduce

Kanji in this Verb

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Decrease

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