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苛いじめる (ijimeru)

to bully, to pick on, to torment

  • JLPT N4
  • Ichidan verb
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  • #291920 most frequent

Meaning

いじめる (ijimeru) is a JLPT N4 verb meaning “to bully, to pick on, to torment”.

Example sentences 11

動物どうぶつを苛いじめてはいけません。

Don't abuse animals.

彼かれは猫ねこをいじめて喜よろこんだ。

He took delight in teasing the kitten.

彼かれは弟おとうとをさんざんいじめた。

He knocked his brother about.

彼かれはよく友人ゆうじんをいじめたものだ。

He used to bully his friends.

Conjugation table

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

FormJapaneseRomaji
Dictionaryいじめるijimeru
Negativeいじめないijimenai
Pastいじめたijimeta
Past negativeいじめなかったijimenakatta
Polite (ます)いじめますijimemasu
Polite negativeいじめませんijimemasen
Polite pastいじめましたijimemashita
Polite past negativeいじめませんでしたijimemasendeshita
Te-formいじめてijimete
Conditional (ば)いじめればijimereba
Conditional (たら)いじめたらijimetara
Potentialいじめられるijimerareru
Passiveいじめられるijimerareru
Causativeいじめさせるijimesaseru
Causative-passiveいじめさせられるijimesaserareru
Volitionalいじめようijimeyou
Volitional politeいじめましょうijimemashou
Imperativeいじめろijimero
Desire (たい)いじめたいijimetai

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