JLPT N2 · Verb

甘やかす (amayakasu)

甘やかす (あまやかす, amayakasu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to pamper; to spoil”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
あまやかす
Romaji
amayakasu
Word class
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す
Level
JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. to pamper; to spoil · godan verb, transitive

Example sentences

私は甘やかされた子供は嫌いだ。
I don't like spoiled children.

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 甘やかす

Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

FormJapaneseReading
Dictionary甘やかすあまやかす amayakasu
Polite (~masu)甘やかしますあまやかします amayakashimasu
Negative甘やかさないあまやかさない amayakasanai
Polite negative甘やかしませんあまやかしません amayakashimasen
Past甘やかしたあまやかした amayakashita
Polite past甘やかしましたあまやかしました amayakashimashita
Negative past甘やかさなかったあまやかさなかった amayakasanakatta
Te-form甘やかしてあまやかして amayakashite
Potential甘やかせるあまやかせる amayakaseru
Passive甘やかされるあまやかされる amayakasareru
Causative甘やかさせるあまやかさせる amayakasaseru
Volitional甘やかそうあまやかそう amayakasou
Imperative甘やかせあまやかせ amayakase
Conditional (~ba)甘やかせばあまやかせば amayakaseba

Kanji in 甘やかす

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 甘やかす.

Source: JMdict entry 1213470 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.