JLPT N4 vocabulary
褒める: meaning, reading and conjugation
Reading and pitch accent
ほめる2Nakadaka · falls inside
Ichidan verb (ru-verb)
Meaning
to praise, to commend, to compliment, to speak well of, to speak highly of
Conjugation
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Basics | ||
| Plain present辞書形 · ない形 | 褒める | 褒め |
| Plain pastた形 · なかった形 | 褒め | 褒め |
| Polite presentます形 | 褒め | 褒め |
| Polite pastました形 | 褒め | 褒め |
| Te-formて形 | 褒め | 褒め |
| Conditions and moods | ||
| If (-ba)ば形 | 褒め | 褒め |
| If / when (-tara)たら形 | 褒め | 褒め |
| Let’s / will意向形 | 褒め | —not in common use |
| Want toたい形 | 褒め | 褒め |
| Command / don’t命令形 · 禁止形 | 褒め | 褒める |
| Can · passive · causative | ||
| Can (potential)可能形 | 褒め | 褒め |
| Passive受身形 | 褒め | 褒め |
| Make / let使役形 | 褒め | 褒め |
| Be made to使役受身形 | 褒め | 褒め |
Example sentences
僕の料理を褒めてもらえるなんてうれしい限りだよ。
I'm so happy to have my cooking praised.