Present and future
now, habits, and what is to come
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI quit | ||
| NegativeI don’t quit |
JAPANESE VERB
やめる
辞める
to quit, to stop
- #52 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 quit | ||
| NegativeI didn’t quit |
Te-form
て形 · joining actions, “doing”, requests
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| て-formquiting, and… | ||
| Doing now (て います)I am quiting | ||
| Please (て ください)please quit |
Potential
可能形 · “can”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI can quit | ||
| NegativeI can’t quit |
Want to
たい形 · “want to”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI want to quit | ||
| NegativeI don’t want to quit |
Volitional
意向形 · “let’s”, “I’ll”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| Let’slet’s quit |
Conditional
条件形 · “if” and “when”
- If (ば) if I quit
- If, when (たら) if I quit
Commands and requests
命令形 · from gentle to blunt
- Do it (なさい) quit (do it)
- Plain command quit!
- Please don’t please don’t quit
Passive and causative
受身形・使役形 · “is done”, “make someone do”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| PassiveI am quit | ||
| CausativeI make someone quit |
How to use やめる
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present and future
らいげつ、 いま の しごと を やめる。
Next month I'm quitting my current job.
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Past
ちち は きょねん たばこ を やめました。
My father gave up smoking last year.
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Te-form
ベン は アルバイト を やめて、 かいしゃ に はいった。
Ben quit his part-time job and joined a company.
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Potential
あまい もの が やめられません。
I can't give up sweet things.
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Want to
よる の おやつ を やめたい。
I want to stop my late-night snacks.
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Volitional
もう おそい から、 きょう は やめましょう。
It's late, so let's stop for today.
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Conditional
いま やめたら、 もったいない よ。
If you quit now, it would be a waste.
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Commands and requests
じかん です。 かく の を やめなさい。
Time's up. Stop writing.
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Passive and causative
アルバイト の ひと に きゅう に やめられて、 こまって いる。
A part-timer quit on us suddenly, and we're stuck.
Good to know
- やめる is to stop doing something or to quit; it is written 辞める when it is leaving a job.
Where you hear やめる
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Japanese · Beginner Level 3
- じかん です。 やめて ください。 Time's up. Please stop.
- きょうと の びょういん を やめました。 I left the hospital in Kyoto.
- あした から、 おかし を やめます。 From tomorrow, I'll give up sweets.
Japanese · Intermediate Level 2
- ベン は、 コーヒー が やめられない。 Ben can't give up coffee.
- きのう、 ダイエット を やめた。 I gave up my diet yesterday.
- らいねん、 フロント の しごと は やめます。 Next year, I'll stop working at the front desk.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: ichidan verb (ru-verb).