元気づける
げんきづける
to pep up; to cheer up
Meanings
Ichidan verb, Transitive
to pep up; to cheer up
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 元気づけるげんきづける | 元気づけますげんきづけます |
| Negative | 元気づけないげんきづけない | 元気づけませんげんきづけません |
| Past | 元気づけたげんきづけた | 元気づけましたげんきづけました |
| Past negative | 元気づけなかったげんきづけなかった | 元気づけませんでしたげんきづけませんでした |
| Te-form | 元気づけてげんきづけて |
|---|---|
| Potential | 元気づけられるげんきづけられる |
| Passive | 元気づけられるげんきづけられる |
| Causative | 元気づけさせるげんきづけさせる |
| Volitional | 元気づけようげんきづけよう |
| Imperative | 元気づけろげんきづけろ |
| Conditional (ば) | 元気づければげんきづければ |
| Conditional (たら) | 元気づけたらげんきづけたら |
Example sentences
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Let's do something to cheer him up!
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The teacher encouraged the students with praise.
トムを元気づけようとしているんだ。
I've been trying to cheer Tom up.
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His speech inspired all the boys.
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No one encouraged her.
More examples (10)
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We sent some flowers to the hospital to cheer her up.
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The hope of his return encouraged me.
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Cheer him up when you see him.
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We tried to cheer him up by taking him out.
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She cheered me up when I was feeling blue.
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We tried to cheer him up by taking him out.
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It is necessary for you to go and encourage the girl.
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I thought going out to eat together would cheer you up.
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The student who failed the English exam was cheered up by his friend's words.
医者が、さじを投げた患者を元気づけようとする時には、嘘をいうことも許される。
Lying is forgivable when it is done by a doctor trying to give heart to a terminally ill patient.