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褒ほめる (homeru)

to praise,to admire,to speak well

  • JLPT N3
  • Ichidan verb
  • Pitch 2
  • #5464 most frequent

Meaning

褒める (ほめる, homeru) is a JLPT N3 verb meaning “to praise,to admire,to speak well”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 12

頑張がんばったので褒ほめられました。

I was praised because I worked hard.

死者ししゃはほめよ。

Speak well of the dead.

誰だれもが彼かれを誉ほめる。

Everyone speaks well of him.

彼かれらは孫まごを誉ほめた。

They spoke well of their grandson.

Conjugation table

褒める (ほめる) is an ichidan verb (ru-verb). Every major form with romaji:

FormJapaneseRomaji
Dictionary褒める ほめるhomeru
Negative褒めない ほめないhomenai
Past褒めた ほめたhometa
Past negative褒めなかった ほめなかったhomenakatta
Polite (ます)褒めます ほめますhomemasu
Polite negative褒めません ほめませんhomemasen
Polite past褒めました ほめましたhomemashita
Polite past negative褒めませんでした ほめませんでしたhomemasendeshita
Te-form褒めて ほめてhomete
Conditional (ば)褒めれば ほめればhomereba
Conditional (たら)褒めたら ほめたらhometara
Potential褒められる ほめられるhomerareru
Passive褒められる ほめられるhomerareru
Causative褒めさせる ほめさせるhomesaseru
Causative-passive褒めさせられる ほめさせられるhomesaserareru
Volitional褒めよう ほめようhomeyou
Volitional polite褒めましょう ほめましょうhomemashou
Imperative褒めろ ほめろhomero
Desire (たい)褒めたい ほめたいhometai

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