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JAPANESE VERB

はめる

to put on, a ring

  • #387 most used
  • Ichidan verb (ru-verb)

Conjugation

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Present and future

now, habits, and what is to come

Form Polite Plain
AffirmativeI put on
NegativeI don’t put on

Past

finished actions

Form Polite Plain
AffirmativeI put on
NegativeI didn’t put on

Te-form

て形 · joining actions, “doing”, requests

Form Polite Plain
て-formputting on, and…
Doing now (て います)I am putting on
Please (て ください)please put on

Potential

可能形 · “can”

Form Polite Plain
AffirmativeI can put on
NegativeI can’t put on

Want to

たい形 · “want to”

Form Polite Plain
AffirmativeI want to put on
NegativeI don’t want to put on

Volitional

意向形 · “let’s”, “I’ll”

Form Polite Plain
Let’slet’s put on

Conditional

条件形 · “if” and “when”

  1. If (ば) if I put on
  2. If, when (たら) if I put on

Commands and requests

命令形 · from gentle to blunt

  1. Do it (なさい) put on (do it)
  2. Plain command put on!
  3. Please don’t please don’t put on

Passive and causative

受身形・使役形 · “is done”, “make someone do”

Form Polite Plain
PassiveI am put on
CausativeI make someone put on

How to use はめる

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present and future

    はは は りょうり の とき、 ゆびわ を はめません。

    My mother doesn't wear her ring when she cooks.

  2. Past

    けんた が わたし の ゆび に ゆびわ を はめた。

    Kenta put the ring on my finger.

  3. Te-form

    さむい から てぶくろ を はめて いる。

    It's cold, so I'm wearing gloves.

  4. Potential

    ゆび が むくんで、 ゆびわ が はめられない。

    My fingers are swollen and I can't get the ring on.

  5. Want to

    けっこん したら、 ゆびわ を はめたい な。

    When I get married, I want to wear a ring.

  6. Volitional

    さむい から、 てぶくろ を はめよう。

    It's cold, so let's put gloves on.

  7. Conditional

    この ゆびわ を はめたら、 とれなく なった。

    Once I put this ring on, it wouldn't come off.

  8. Commands and requests

    りょうり の とき は ゆびわ を はめないで ください。

    Please don't wear a ring when cooking.

  9. Passive and causative

    こども に おもちゃ の ゆびわ を はめさせた。

    I let my kid put on a toy ring.

Good to know

  • はめる is for a ring or gloves; a watch is つける, and clothes are きる.

Where you hear はめる

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Japanese · Intermediate Level 1

  • まいにち ゆびわ を はめる。 I wear the ring every day.
  • ゆい の ゆび に ゆびわ を はめた。 I put the ring on Yui's finger.
  • しごと の あと で はめる。 I'll put it on after work.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: ichidan verb (ru-verb).