怠ける
なまける
to be lazy; to be idle; to slack; to neglect (e.g. one's work)
JLPT N3 Common word
Meanings
Ichidan verb, Intransitive
to be lazy; to be idle; to slackIchidan verb, Transitive
to neglect (e.g. one's work); to be neglectful of; to skip (e.g. school)
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 怠けるなまける | 怠けますなまけます |
| Negative | 怠けないなまけない | 怠けませんなまけません |
| Past | 怠けたなまけた | 怠けましたなまけました |
| Past negative | 怠けなかったなまけなかった | 怠けませんでしたなまけませんでした |
| Te-form | 怠けてなまけて |
|---|---|
| Potential | 怠けられるなまけられる |
| Passive | 怠けられるなまけられる |
| Causative | 怠けさせるなまけさせる |
| Volitional | 怠けようなまけよう |
| Imperative | 怠けろなまけろ |
| Conditional (ば) | 怠ければなまければ |
| Conditional (たら) | 怠けたらなまけたら |
Example sentences
怠けてはいけない。
You don't want to be lazy.
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He is never lazy.
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He is lazy in his study.
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He is inclined to be lazy.
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He idles away the time.
More examples (10)
彼の怠けぶりを許せない。
I can't excuse his laziness.
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I was scolded by my mother for being lazy.
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I did nothing during the holidays.
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My father advised me not to be lazy.
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She seemed to be idle.
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That is a mere excuse for idleness.
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He regretted having been idle.
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His failure was due to his idleness.
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As a rule, man is inclined to be lazy.
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Avoid those men who are idle.