I Love Kanji褒める (homeru)
褒める (ほめる, homeru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to praise; to commend”. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- ほめる
- Romaji
- homeru
- Word class
- Ichidan verb (る-verb)
- Level
- JLPT N4 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of · ichidan verb, transitive
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 褒める
Ichidan verb (る-verb). Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 褒める | ほめる homeru |
| Polite (~masu) | 褒めます | ほめます homemasu |
| Negative | 褒めない | ほめない homenai |
| Polite negative | 褒めません | ほめません homemasen |
| Past | 褒めた | ほめた hometa |
| Polite past | 褒めました | ほめました homemashita |
| Negative past | 褒めなかった | ほめなかった homenakatta |
| Te-form | 褒めて | ほめて homete |
| Potential | 褒められる | ほめられる homerareru |
| Passive | 褒められる | ほめられる homerareru |
| Causative | 褒めさせる | ほめさせる homesaseru |
| Volitional | 褒めよう | ほめよう homeyou |
| Imperative | 褒めろ | ほめろ homero |
| Conditional (~ba) | 褒めれば | ほめれば homereba |
Kanji in 褒める
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 褒める.
Source: JMdict entry 1603550 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.