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減へる (heru)

to decrease (in size or number),to diminish,to abate

  • JLPT N2
  • Godan verb
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  • #1653 most frequent

Meaning

へる (heru) is a JLPT N2 verb meaning “to decrease (in size or number),to diminish,to abate”.

Example sentences 11

体重たいじゅうがかなり減へりました。

I've lost a lot of weight.

腹はらが減った。

I'm hungry.

体重たいじゅう減へりましたか。

Have you lost weight?

彼女かのじょは体重たいじゅうが減った。

She has lost weight.

Conjugation table

へる is a godan verb (u-verb). Every major form with romaji:

FormJapaneseRomaji
Dictionaryへるheru
Negativeへらないheranai
Pastへったhetta
Past negativeへらなかったheranakatta
Polite (ます)へりますherimasu
Polite negativeへりませんherimasen
Polite pastへりましたherimashita
Polite past negativeへりませんでしたherimasendeshita
Te-formへってhette
Conditional (ば)へればhereba
Conditional (たら)へったらhettara
Potentialへれるhereru
Passiveへられるherareru
Causativeへらせるheraseru
Causative-passiveへらせられるheraserareru
Volitionalへろうherou
Volitional politeへりましょうherimashou
Imperativeへれhere
Desire (たい)へりたいheritai

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