緩める

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
緩
ゆる
Grade: S
kun'yomi

Etymology

From 緩(ゆる) (yuru, “loose”) + める (-meru, “-ify”).

Pronunciation

  • Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of 「緩める」
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形) 		緩める ゆるめる
Imperative (命令形) 緩めろ ゆるめろ
Key constructions
Passive 緩められる ゆるめられる
Causative 緩めさせる ゆるめさせる
Potential 緩められる ゆるめられる
Volitional 緩めよう ゆるめよー
Negative 緩めない ゆるめない
Negative perfective 緩めなかった ゆるめなかった
Formal 緩めます ゆるめます
Perfective 緩めた ゆるめた
Conjunctive 緩めて ゆるめて
Hypothetical conditional 緩めれば ゆるめれば

Verb

緩(ゆる)める • (yurumeru) transitive ichidan (stem 緩(ゆる)め (yurume), past 緩(ゆる)めた (yurumeta))

Japanese verb pair
active 緩める
mediopassive 緩む
  1. to loosen; to make (a knot, rope, etc) loose
    帯(おび)を緩(ゆる)める
    obi o yurumeru
    to loosen the belt
    ネクタイを緩(ゆる)める
    nekutai o yurumeru
    to loosen the necktie
  2. (with 気を) to be off guard; to be inattentive
    最(さい)後(ご)まで気(き)を緩(ゆる)めるな
    saigo made ki o yurumeru na
    Keep yourself alert until the last moment!
  3. to make less strict; to make less harsh
    取(と)り締(し)まりを緩(ゆる)める
    torishimari o yurumeru
    to loosen the regulation
    追及(ついきゅう)の手(て)を緩(ゆる)める
    tsuikyū no te o yurumeru
    to turn a blind eye
  4. to make the facial expression less serious/unfriendly
    口元(くちもと)を緩(ゆる)める
    kuchimoto o yurumeru
    His face lights up.
  5. to slow down
    スピードを緩(ゆる)める
    supīdo o yurumeru
    to decrease the speed
  6. to make less inclined/sloped
    傾斜(けいしゃ)を緩(ゆる)める
    keisha o yurumeru
    to make less inclined

Conjugation

Conjugation of "緩める" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 緩め ゆるめ yurume
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 緩め ゆるめ yurume
Shūshikei ("terminal") 緩める ゆるめる yurumeru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 緩める ゆるめる yurumeru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 緩めれ ゆるめれ yurumere
Meireikei ("imperative") 緩めよ¹
緩めろ² 		ゆるめよ¹
ゆるめろ² 		yurumeyo¹
yurumero²
Key constructions
Passive 緩められる ゆるめられる yurumerareru
Causative 緩めさせる
緩めさす 		ゆるめさせる
ゆるめさす 		yurumesaseru
yurumesasu
Potential 緩められる
緩めれる³ 		ゆるめられる
ゆるめれる³ 		yurumerareru
yurumereru³
Volitional 緩めよう ゆるめよう yurumeyō
Negative 緩めない
緩めぬ
緩めん 		ゆるめない
ゆるめぬ
ゆるめん 		yurumenai
yurumenu
yurumen
Negative continuative 緩めず ゆるめず yurumezu
Formal 緩めます ゆるめます yurumemasu
Perfective 緩めた ゆるめた yurumeta
Conjunctive 緩めて ゆるめて yurumete
Hypothetical conditional 緩めれば ゆるめれば yurumereba
¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative
³ Colloquial potential
Classical conjugation of "緩む" (マ行下二段活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形) 緩め ゆるめ yurume
Continuative (連用形) 緩め ゆるめ yurume
Terminal (終止形) 緩む ゆるむ yurumu
Attributive (連体形) 緩むる ゆるむる yurumuru
Realis (已然形) 緩むれ ゆるむれ yurumure
Imperative (命令形) 緩めよ ゆるめよ yurumeyo
Key constructions
Negative 緩めず ゆるめず yurumezu
Contrasting conjunction 緩むれど ゆるむれど yurumuredo
Causal conjunction 緩むれば ゆるむれば yurumureba
Conditional conjunction 緩めば ゆるめば yurumeba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge) 緩めき ゆるめき yurumeki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge) 緩めけり ゆるめけり yurumekeri
Perfect tense (conscious action) 緩めつ ゆるめつ yurumetu
Perfect tense (natural event) 緩めぬ ゆるめぬ yurumenu
Perfect-continuative tense 緩めたり ゆるめたり yurumetari
Volitional 緩めむ ゆるめむ yurumemu
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