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褒ほめる (homeru)

to praise

  • JLPT N4
  • Ichidan verb
  • Pitch 2
  • #5464 most frequent

Meaning

ほめる (homeru) is a JLPT N4 verb meaning “to praise”.

Example sentences 11

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

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

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

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