励ます

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
はげ
Grade: S
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
勵ます (kyūjitai)
Japanese verb pair
active 励ます
mediopassive 励む

Pronunciation

  • Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of 「励ます
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形)
励ます げま
Imperative (命令形) 励ませ げま
Key constructions
Passive 励まされる げまされ
Causative 励まさせる げまさせ
Potential 励ませる げませ
Volitional 励まそう げまそ
Negative 励まさない げまさない
Negative perfective 励まさなかった げまさなかった
Formal 励まします げましま
Perfective 励ました げました
Conjunctive 励まして げまして
Hypothetical conditional 励ませば げませば

Verb

(はげ)ます (hagemasutransitive godan (stem (はげ)まし (hagemashi), past (はげ)ました (hagemashita))

  1. encourage, cheer up, be supportive, comfort

Conjugation