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Japanese
Pronunciation
Verb
貶める • (otoshimeru) transitive ichidan (stem 貶め (otoshime), past 貶めた (otoshimeta))
- abase (to lower in ranks so as to hurt feelings)
- vilify
Conjugation
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
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| Mizenkei ("imperfective")
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貶め
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おとしめ
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otoshime
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| Ren’yōkei ("continuative")
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貶め
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おとしめ
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otoshime
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| Shūshikei ("terminal")
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貶める
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おとしめる
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otoshimeru
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| Rentaikei ("attributive")
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貶める
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おとしめる
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otoshimeru
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| Kateikei ("hypothetical")
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貶めれ
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おとしめれ
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otoshimere
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| Meireikei ("imperative")
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貶めよ¹
貶めろ²
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おとしめよ¹
おとしめろ²
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otoshimeyo¹
otoshimero²
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| Key constructions
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| Passive
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貶められる
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おとしめられる
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otoshimerareru
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| Causative
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貶めさせる
貶めさす
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おとしめさせる
おとしめさす
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otoshimesaseru
otoshimesasu
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| Potential
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貶められる
貶めれる³
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おとしめられる
おとしめれる³
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otoshimerareru
otoshimereru³
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| Volitional
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貶めよう
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おとしめよう
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otoshimeyō
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| Negative
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貶めない
貶めぬ
貶めん
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おとしめない
おとしめぬ
おとしめん
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otoshimenai
otoshimenu
otoshimen
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| Negative continuative
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貶めず
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おとしめず
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otoshimezu
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| Formal
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貶めます
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おとしめます
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otoshimemasu
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| Perfective
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貶めた
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おとしめた
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otoshimeta
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| Conjunctive
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貶めて
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おとしめて
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otoshimete
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| Hypothetical conditional
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貶めれば
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おとしめれば
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otoshimereba
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¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative
³ Colloquial potential
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Synonyms
Antonyms
References
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN