甘える

Japanese

Kanji in this term
甘
あま
Grade: S
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) あまえる [àmáérú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [a̠ma̠e̞ɾɯ̟ᵝ]
  • Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of "甘える"
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形)
甘える あまえる [àmáérú]
Imperative (命令形) 甘えろ あまえろ [àmáéró]
Key constructions
Passive 甘えられる あまえられる [àmáérárérú]
Causative 甘えさせる あまえさせる [àmáésásérú]
Potential 甘えられる あまえられる [àmáérárérú]
Volitional 甘えよう あまえよ​ー [àmáéyóꜜò]
Negative 甘えない あまえない [àmáénáí]
Negative perfective 甘えなかった あまえな​かった [àmáénáꜜkàttà]
Formal 甘えます あまえま​す [àmáémáꜜsù]
Perfective 甘えた あまえた [àmáétá]
Conjunctive 甘えて あまえて [àmáété]
Hypothetical conditional 甘えれば あまえれ​ば [àmáéréꜜbà]

Verb

甘(あま)える • (amaeru) intransitive ichidan (stem 甘(あま)え (amae), past 甘(あま)えた (amaeta))

Japanese verb pair
active 甘やかす
mediopassive 甘える
  1. to seek affection, to fawn
  2. to accept (other's kindness); to depend on (a favor); to presume upon other's benevolence and take liberties
  3. to have a sweet smell; to be fragrant
  4. to be shy; to be bashful

Conjugation

Synonyms

See also

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.