減らす
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Japanese
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 減 |
| へ Grade: 5 |
| kun'yomi |
See also 減る
Pronunciation
- Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of 「減らす」
| Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary | |||
| Stem forms | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Terminal (終止形) Attributive (連体形) |
減らす | へらす | |
| Imperative (命令形) | 減らせ | へらせ | |
| Key constructions | |||
| Passive | 減らされる | へらされる | |
| Causative | 減らさせる | へらさせる | |
| Potential | 減らせる | へらせる | |
| Volitional | 減らそう | へらそー | |
| Negative | 減らさない | へらさない | |
| Negative perfective | 減らさなかった | へらさなかった | |
| Formal | 減らします | へらします | |
| Perfective | 減らした | へらした | |
| Conjunctive | 減らして | へらして | |
| Hypothetical conditional | 減らせば | へらせば | |
Verb
減らす • (herasu) transitive godan (stem 減らし (herashi), past 減らした (herashita))
| Japanese verb pair | |
|---|---|
| active | 減らす |
| mediopassive | 減る |
Conjugation
Conjugation of "減らす" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Mizenkei ("imperfective") | 減らさ | へらさ | herasa |
| Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | 減らし | へらし | herashi |
| Shūshikei ("terminal") | 減らす | へらす | herasu |
| Rentaikei ("attributive") | 減らす | へらす | herasu |
| Kateikei ("hypothetical") | 減らせ | へらせ | herase |
| Meireikei ("imperative") | 減らせ | へらせ | herase |
| Key constructions | |||
| Passive | 減らされる | へらされる | herasareru |
| Causative | 減らさせる 減らさす |
へらさせる へらさす |
herasaseru herasasu |
| Potential | 減らせる | へらせる | heraseru |
| Volitional | 減らそう | へらそう | herasō |
| Negative | 減らさない | へらさない | herasanai |
| Negative continuative | 減らさず | へらさず | herasazu |
| Formal | 減らします | へらします | herashimasu |
| Perfective | 減らした | へらした | herashita |
| Conjunctive | 減らして | へらして | herashite |
| Hypothetical conditional | 減らせば | へらせば | heraseba |
| Stem forms | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irrealis (未然形) | 減らさ | へらさ | ferasa |
| Continuative (連用形) | 減らし | へらし | ferasi |
| Terminal (終止形) | 減らす | へらす | ferasu |
| Attributive (連体形) | 減らす | へらす | ferasu |
| Realis (已然形) | 減らせ | へらせ | ferase |
| Imperative (命令形) | 減らせ | へらせ | ferase |
| Key constructions | |||
| Negative | 減らさず | へらさず | ferasazu |
| Contrasting conjunction | 減らせど | へらせど | ferasedo |
| Causal conjunction | 減らせば | へらせば | feraseba |
| Conditional conjunction | 減らさば | へらさば | ferasaba |
| Past tense (firsthand knowledge) | 減らしき | へらしき | ferasiki |
| Past tense (secondhand knowledge) | 減らしけり | へらしけり | ferasikeri |
| Perfect tense (conscious action) | 減らしつ | へらしつ | ferasitu |
| Perfect tense (natural event) | 減らしぬ | へらしぬ | ferasinu |
| Perfect-continuative tense | 減らせり 減らしたり |
へらせり へらしたり |
feraseri ferasitari |
| Volitional | 減らさむ | へらさむ | ferasamu |
