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やめる (やめる) — to stop (an activity), to cease, to discontinue

やめる to stop (an activity)
Frequency #1328 Grade 3 3 characters ichidan verb transitive

yameru

やめる
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Meanings

  • to stop (an activity)
  • to cease
  • to discontinue

Explained in simple Japanese

  1. して いた ことを もう しない ように する。

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Usage examples

Verb forms

Meaning Plain Polite
Present

やめる

やめます

Present negative

やめない

やめません

Past

やめた

やめました

Past negative

やめなかった

やめませんでした

Te-form

やめて

やめまして

Potential

やめられる

やめられます

Potential negative

やめられない

やめられません

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