Ichidan verb
褒めるほめる
homeru褒める (ほめる, homeru) — to praise — is an ichidan verb: 褒めて (te-form), 褒めた (past), 褒めない (negative), 褒めます (polite).
It is transitive: it takes a direct object. It also means to commend; to compliment.
How 褒める conjugates · ichidan verb
Drop the る, then add the ending.
Nothing else moves: every ending attaches straight to the stem 褒め. That is what makes ichidan the easy class.
褒める
dropsstem + ending
褒めない褒めないnegative · I don't praise someone.
褒めます褒めますpolite present
褒めて褒めてte-form · I praise someone and …
褒めた褒めたpast · I praised someone.
褒められる褒められるpotential · I can praise someone.
褒めれば褒めればif · If I praise someone, ...
褒めよう褒めようvolitional · Let's praise someone.
No sound changes and no vowel rows. The catch is telling ichidan from godan: plenty of godan verbs end in る too.
N3 N tags give the JLPT level at which the game starts quizzing a form.
Aa Dimmed forms are too rare in everyday Japanese for the game to quiz.
PLAIN
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| present | 褒める ほめる homeru | |
| past I praised someone. | 褒めた ほめた hometa | |
| negative I don't praise someone. | 褒めない ほめない homenai | |
| te-form I praise someone and … | 褒めて ほめて homete | |
| past negative | 褒めなかった ほめなかった homenakatta | |
| volitional Let's praise someone. | 褒めよう ほめよう homeyou | |
| potential N3 I can praise someone. | 褒められる ほめられる homerareru | |
| cond. ば N3 If I praise someone, ... | 褒めれば ほめれば homereba | |
| cond. たら N3 When I praise someone, ... | 褒めたら ほめたら hometara | |
| passive N2 I get praised. | 褒められる ほめられる homerareru | |
| causative N2 | 褒めさせる ほめさせる homesaseru | |
| imperative N1 Praise someone! | 褒めろ ほめろ homero |
POLITE
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| present | 褒めます ほめます homemasu | |
| past I praised someone. | 褒めました ほめました homemashita | |
| negative I don't praise someone. | 褒めません ほめません homemasen | |
| past negative | 褒めませんでした ほめませんでした homemasendeshita | |
| volitional Let's praise someone. | 褒めましょう ほめましょう homemashou |
ASPECT
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| ている I'm praising someone. | 褒めている ほめている hometeiru | |
| ていた I was praising someone. | 褒めていた ほめていた hometeita | |
| ています I'm praising someone. | 褒めています ほめています hometeimasu | |
| ていました I was praising someone. | 褒めていました ほめていました hometeimashita |