Ichidan verb
和らげるやわらげる
yawarageru和らげる (やわらげる, yawarageru) — to soften — is an ichidan verb: 和らげて (te-form), 和らげた (past), 和らげない (negative), 和らげます (polite).
It is transitive: it takes a direct object. It also means to moderate; to relieve.
How 和らげる conjugates · ichidan verb
Drop the る, then add the ending.
Nothing else moves: every ending attaches straight to the stem 和らげ. That is what makes ichidan the easy class.
和らげる
dropsstem + ending
和らげない和らげないnegative · I don't soften it.
和らげます和らげますpolite present
和らげて和らげてte-form · I soften it and …
和らげた和らげたpast · I softened it.
和らげられる和らげられるpotential · I can soften it.
和らげれば和らげればif · If I soften it, ...
和らげよう和らげようvolitional · Let's soften it.
No sound changes and no vowel rows. The catch is telling ichidan from godan: plenty of godan verbs end in る too.
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Aa Dimmed forms are too rare in everyday Japanese for the game to quiz.
PLAIN
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| present N5 | 和らげる やわらげる yawarageru | |
| past N5 I softened it. | 和らげた やわらげた yawarageta | |
| negative N5 I don't soften it. | 和らげない やわらげない yawaragenai | |
| te-form N5 I soften it and … | 和らげて やわらげて yawaragete | |
| past negative N4 | 和らげなかった やわらげなかった yawaragenakatta | |
| volitional N4 Let's soften it. | 和らげよう やわらげよう yawarageyou | |
| potential N3 I can soften it. | 和らげられる やわらげられる yawaragerareru | |
| cond. ば N3 If I soften it, ... | 和らげれば やわらげれば yawaragereba | |
| cond. たら N3 When I soften it, ... | 和らげたら やわらげたら yawaragetara | |
| passive N2 It gets softened. | 和らげられる やわらげられる yawaragerareru | |
| causative N2 I make someone soften it. | 和らげさせる やわらげさせる yawaragesaseru | |
| imperative N1 | 和らげろ やわらげろ yawaragero |
POLITE
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| present N5 | 和らげます やわらげます yawaragemasu | |
| past N5 I softened it. | 和らげました やわらげました yawaragemashita | |
| negative N5 I don't soften it. | 和らげません やわらげません yawaragemasen | |
| past negative N4 | 和らげませんでした やわらげませんでした yawaragemasendeshita | |
| volitional N4 Let's soften it. | 和らげましょう やわらげましょう yawaragemashou |
ASPECT
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| ている N4 I'm softening it. | 和らげている やわらげている yawarageteiru | |
| ていた N4 I was softening it. | 和らげていた やわらげていた yawarageteita | |
| ています N4 I'm softening it. | 和らげています やわらげています yawarageteimasu | |
| ていました N4 I was softening it. | 和らげていました やわらげていました yawarageteimashita |