励ます
はげます
to encourage; to cheer on; to cheer (someone) up; to raise (one's voice)
JLPT N1 Common word Intermediate Japanese L13
Meanings
Godan verb (-su), Transitive
to encourage; to cheer on; to cheer (someone) up
Rare and archaic meanings (1)
- to raise (one's voice)Dated
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 励ますはげます | 励ましますはげまします |
| Negative | 励まさないはげまさない | 励ましませんはげましません |
| Past | 励ましたはげました | 励ましましたはげましました |
| Past negative | 励まさなかったはげまさなかった | 励ましませんでしたはげましませんでした |
| Te-form | 励ましてはげまして |
|---|---|
| Potential | 励ませるはげませる |
| Passive | 励まされるはげまされる |
| Causative | 励まさせるはげまさせる |
| Volitional | 励まそうはげまそう |
| Imperative | 励ませはげませ |
| Conditional (ば) | 励ませばはげませば |
| Conditional (たら) | 励ましたらはげましたら |
Example sentences
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I was encouraged by his words.
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I will go to encourage him.
励ましてくれてありがとう。
I appreciate you trying to cheer me up.
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When I'm sad, my friends encourage me.
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He was encouraged by a professor from his college days.
More examples (10)
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The professor encouraged me in my studies.
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She encouraged him to write a novel.
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Your words of encouragement meant a lot to me.
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She didn't utter a single word of encouragement.
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He encouraged his son to study harder.
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My teacher encouraged me to fulfill my ambitions.
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I inspired my students to work harder.
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My comrades encouraged me to fulfill my ambitions.
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You must encourage him to try again.
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What the teacher said got Mary to study harder.