Present and future
now, habits, and what is to come
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI hurt | ||
| NegativeI don’t hurt |
JAPANESE VERB
いためる
痛める
to hurt, to injure
- #172 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 hurt | ||
| NegativeI didn’t hurt |
Te-form
て形 · joining actions, “doing”, requests
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| て-formhurting, and… | ||
| Doing now (て います)I am hurting | ||
| Please (て ください)please hurt |
Potential
可能形 · “can”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI can hurt | ||
| NegativeI can’t hurt |
Want to
たい形 · “want to”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI want to hurt | ||
| NegativeI don’t want to hurt |
Volitional
意向形 · “let’s”, “I’ll”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| Let’slet’s hurt |
Conditional
条件形 · “if” and “when”
- If (ば) if I hurt
- If, when (たら) if I hurt
Commands and requests
命令形 · from gentle to blunt
- Do it (なさい) hurt (do it)
- Plain command hurt!
- Please don’t please don’t hurt
Passive and causative
受身形・使役形 · “is done”, “make someone do”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| PassiveI am hurt | ||
| CausativeI make someone hurt |
How to use いためる
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present and future
おもい にもつ を もつ と、 こし を いためます。
If you carry heavy loads, you hurt your back.
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Past
テニス で ひじ を いためた。
I hurt my elbow playing tennis.
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Te-form
ベン は あし を いためて、 やすんで いる。
Ben hurt his leg and is resting.
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Potential
いま は うで を いためられない。 らいしゅう しあい だ から。
I can't afford to hurt my arm now; the match is next week.
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Want to
これ いじょう ひざ を いためたくない。
I don't want to hurt my knee any more.
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Volitional
むり を して、 こし を いためよう と して いる の？
Are you trying to hurt your back by overdoing it?
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Conditional
こし を いためたら、 すぐ びょういん に いって。
If you hurt your back, go to the hospital right away.
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Commands and requests
むり を して、 からだ を いためないで ください。
Please don't overdo it and hurt yourself.
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Passive and causative
むすこ に ひざ を いためさせたくない。
I don't want my son to hurt his knee.
Good to know
- In kana, いためる is also to stir-fry (やさい を いためる); the kanji are different.
Where you hear いためる
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Japanese · Intermediate Level 1
- さむい と、 こし を いためます。 When it's cold, I hurt my back.
- ばあちゃん が こし を いためた。 Grandma hurt her back.
- むり する と、 また いためます よ。 If you overdo it, you'll hurt it again.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: ichidan verb (ru-verb).