Present and future
now, habits, and what is to come
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI get cold | ||
| NegativeI don’t get cold |
JAPANESE VERB
ひえる
冷える
to get cold
- #401 most used
- Ichidan verb (ru-verb)
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
finished actions
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI got cold | ||
| NegativeI didn’t get cold |
Te-form
て形 · joining actions, “doing”, requests
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| て-formgetting cold, and… | ||
| Doing now (て います)I am getting cold | ||
| Please (て ください)please get cold |
Potential
可能形 · “can”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI can get cold | ||
| NegativeI can’t get cold |
Want to
たい形 · “want to”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI want to get cold | ||
| NegativeI don’t want to get cold |
Volitional
意向形 · “let’s”, “I’ll”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| Let’slet’s get cold |
Conditional
条件形 · “if” and “when”
- If (ば) if I get cold
- If, when (たら) if I get cold
Commands and requests
命令形 · from gentle to blunt
- Do it (なさい) get cold (do it)
- Plain command get cold!
- Please don’t please don’t get cold
Passive and causative
受身形・使役形 · “is done”, “make someone do”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| PassiveI am gotten cold | ||
| CausativeI make someone get cold |
How to use ひえる
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present and future
よる は かなり ひえます よ。
It gets quite cold at night.
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Past
ゆうべ は ひどく ひえた。
It got terribly cold last night.
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Te-form
ビール は もう ひえて います か。
Is the beer cold yet?
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Potential
ひえる まで、 まてます か。
Can you wait until it's chilled?
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Want to
ひえた ジュース が のみたい。
I want to drink a cold juice.
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Volitional
ひえる まえ に、 はやく たべよう。
Let's eat quickly before it gets cold.
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Conditional
からだ が ひえたら、 おふろ に はいって ね。
If you get cold, take a bath.
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Commands and requests
ひえない よう に、 くつした を はきなさい。
Put socks on so you don't get cold.
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Passive and causative
よく ひえた ビール を すすめられた。
I was offered a well-chilled beer.
Good to know
- ひえる is for what gets cold by itself: a drink, your hands, the night; ひやす is to chill something.
- さむい is the weather; つめたい is what you touch.
- Getting cold is not something you do, so the potential, want, volitional, imperative and passive sentences show ひえる beside another verb.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: ichidan verb (ru-verb).