鍛える (kitaeru)
鍛える (きたえる, kitaeru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to forge; to temper”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- きたえる
- Romaji
- kitaeru
- Word class
- Ichidan verb (る-verb)
- Level
- JLPT N1 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to forge; to temper · ichidan verb, transitive
- to drill; to train; to discipline · ichidan verb, transitive
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 鍛える
Ichidan verb (る-verb). Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 鍛える | きたえる kitaeru |
| Polite (~masu) | 鍛えます | きたえます kitaemasu |
| Negative | 鍛えない | きたえない kitaenai |
| Polite negative | 鍛えません | きたえません kitaemasen |
| Past | 鍛えた | きたえた kitaeta |
| Polite past | 鍛えました | きたえました kitaemashita |
| Negative past | 鍛えなかった | きたえなかった kitaenakatta |
| Te-form | 鍛えて | きたえて kitaete |
| Potential | 鍛えられる | きたえられる kitaerareru |
| Passive | 鍛えられる | きたえられる kitaerareru |
| Causative | 鍛えさせる | きたえさせる kitaesaseru |
| Volitional | 鍛えよう | きたえよう kitaeyou |
| Imperative | 鍛えろ | きたえろ kitaero |
| Conditional (~ba) | 鍛えれば | きたえれば kitaereba |
Kanji in 鍛える
Source: JMdict entry 1419120 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.