甘える
Japanese
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 甘 |
| あま Grade: S |
| kun’yomi |
Pronunciation
Verb
甘える (intransitive, ichidan conjugation, hiragana あまえる, rōmaji amaeru)
- to behave in a spoiled manner, to seek affection, to fawn
- to accept (other's kindness); to depend on (a favor); to presume upon other's benevolence and take liberties
- to have a sweet smell; to be fragrant
- to be shy; to be bashful
Conjugation
Conjugation of "甘える" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
| Stem forms | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imperfective (未然形) | 甘え | あまえ | amae | |
| Continuative (連用形) | 甘え | あまえ | amae | |
| Terminal (終止形) | 甘える | あまえる | amaeru | |
| Attributive (連体形) | 甘える | あまえる | amaeru | |
| Hypothetical (仮定形) | 甘えれ | あまえれ | amaere | |
| Imperative (命令形) | 甘えよ¹ 甘えろ² |
あまえよ¹ あまえろ² |
amaeyo¹ amaero² | |
| Key constructions | ||||
| Passive | 甘えられる | あまえられる | amaerareru | |
| Causative | 甘えさせる 甘えさす |
あまえさせる あまえさす |
amaesaseru amaesasu | |
| Potential | 甘えられる 甘えれる³ |
あまえられる あまえれる³ |
amaerareru amaereru³ | |
| Volitional | 甘えよう | あまえよう | amaeyō | |
| Negative | 甘えない 甘えぬ 甘えん |
あまえない あまえぬ あまえん |
amaenai amaenu amaen | |
| Negative continuative | 甘えず | あまえず | amaezu | |
| Formal | 甘えます | あまえます | amaemasu | |
| Perfective | 甘えた | あまえた | amaeta | |
| Conjunctive | 甘えて | あまえて | amaete | |
| Hypothetical conditional | 甘えれば | あまえれば | amaereba | |
| ¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative ³ Colloquial potential | ||||
Synonyms
- 甘ったれる (amattareru)
See also
- 甘え (amae)
- 甘やかす (amayakasu)
References
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