甘える

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
あま
Grade: S
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

  • Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of 「甘える
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形)
甘える まえる
Imperative (命令形) 甘えろ まえろ
Key constructions
Passive 甘えられる まえられる
Causative 甘えさせる まえさせる
Potential 甘えられる まえられる
Volitional 甘えよう まえよ
Negative 甘えない まえない
Negative perfective 甘えなかった まえなかった
Formal 甘えます まえま
Perfective 甘えた まえた
Conjunctive 甘えて まえて
Hypothetical conditional 甘えれば まえれ

Verb

(あま)える (amaeruintransitive ichidan (stem (あま) (amae), past (あま)えた (amaeta))

Japanese verb pair
active 甘やかす
mediopassive 甘える
  1. to seek affection, to fawn
  2. to accept (other's kindness); to depend on (a favor); to presume upon other's benevolence and take liberties
  3. to have a sweet smell; to be fragrant
  4. to be shy; to be bashful

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References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN