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JAPANESE VERB

ひやす

冷やす

to chill, to cool something

  • #423 most used
  • Godan verb (u-verb)

Conjugation

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Present and future

now, habits, and what is to come

Form Polite Plain
AffirmativeI chill
NegativeI don’t chill

Past

finished actions

Form Polite Plain
AffirmativeI chilled
NegativeI didn’t chill

Te-form

て形 · joining actions, “doing”, requests

Form Polite Plain
て-formchilling, and…
Doing now (て います)I am chilling
Please (て ください)please chill

Potential

可能形 · “can”

Form Polite Plain
AffirmativeI can chill
NegativeI can’t chill

Want to

たい形 · “want to”

Form Polite Plain
AffirmativeI want to chill
NegativeI don’t want to chill

Volitional

意向形 · “let’s”, “I’ll”

Form Polite Plain
Let’slet’s chill

Conditional

条件形 · “if” and “when”

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

Commands and requests

命令形 · from gentle to blunt

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

Passive and causative

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

Form Polite Plain
PassiveI am chilled
CausativeI make someone chill

How to use ひやす

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

  1. Present and future

    ビール は れいぞうこ で ひやします。

    I chill the beer in the fridge.

  2. Past

    スイカ を かわ の みず で ひやした。

    We chilled the watermelon in the river water.

  3. Te-form

    ねつ が ある から、 あたま を ひやして。

    You've got a fever, so cool your head.

  4. Potential

    この れいぞうこ、 ちいさくて ぜんぶ ひやせない。

    This fridge is so small I can't chill everything.

  5. Want to

    あつい。 なにか つめたい もの で からだ を ひやしたい。

    It's hot. I want to cool down with something cold.

  6. Volitional

    みんな が くる まえ に ジュース を ひやそう。

    Let's chill the juice before everyone comes.

  7. Conditional

    ひやせば、 はれ は ひく よ。

    If you cool it, the swelling will go down.

  8. Commands and requests

    この ワイン は ひやさないで ください。

    Please don't chill this wine.

  9. Passive and causative

    ビール は よく ひやされて いた。

    The beer was well chilled.

Good to know

  • ひやす is what you do; ひえる is what the drink does: ビール を ひやす, ビール が ひえた.

Where you hear ひやす

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

Japanese · Intermediate Level 1

  • なつ は れいぞうこ で おちゃ を ひやす。 In summer, I chill tea in the fridge.
  • おきゃくさん が くる まえ に、 ジュース を ひやした。 I chilled the juice before the guests came.
  • こんばん の ため に、 ビール を ひやして おく。 I'll chill the beer ready for tonight.
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The Big Clean

Intermediate Level 1 · ひやして

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The same pattern, on other verbs: godan verb (u-verb).